Bengaluru, Oct 27: In a bizarre incident, two brothers Kalasappa (30) and Eranna (15) drowned in a Bennehall canal on Sunday.
According to officials, Kalasappa drowned after he jumped into the canal to save his younger sibling who was in trouble.
The incident occurred yesterday evening at Malavada village of Rona Taluq of Gadag.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team along with fire force are making efforts to find the bodies.
More details in this regard are awaited.
Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.
The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.
A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.
During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.
On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.
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