On the evening of May 18, a massive fire erupted on the fourth floor of a newly inaugurated hotel in Hazipur in Sector 104, Noida. A 27-year-old woman died of asphyxiation while her 26-year-old friend was rushed to hospital for treatment for fume inhalation
The nursery owner, identified as Sameer Kalia, 50, a resident of Sector 10, Panchkula, and the gardener, Siya Ram, were found cultivating 725 opium plants in two large flower beds, covered with green nets on all sides