KASARAGOD: An air hostess who came from Dubai to Bengaluru to meet a Kasaragod native friend was found dead after falling from a flat. The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Archana Dhiman, a native of Himachal.

She fell from the 4th floor of an apartment in block 8 of Mallappa Reddy Layout in Koramangala. She came to meet his friend Adesh (26), whom she met through a dating app. Aadesh is now in police custody.

They have stayed with their friend in Bengaluru many times before. Archana is an employee of an airline based in Dubai.

Adesh informed the police that she had fallen from the corridor on the fourth floor of the building around midnight on Friday. According to him, she slipped while walking in the corridor. After the fall, Archana was seriously injured and brought to the hospital where she died. The body was shifted for post-mortem. Her family has been informed.

The two had been friends for eight months. Archana, who arrived in Bengaluru on Wednesday, stayed with Adesh. Adesh is an order technician in a private company in Bengaluru.

Police are investigating whether Archana accidentally fell, jumped or was pushed. The Kasaragod police and intelligence department say that they are unsure whether the man is a native of Kasaragod.