3 engineering graduates arrested for duping medical seat aspirants

October 13, 2016

Bengaluru, Oct 13: Three engineering graduates in their 20s have been arrested for duping students by promising to get them medical seats in private colleges in Tumakuru and Bengaluru.

They had allegedly convinced the students that they were part of the college recruiting team, and had even taken them on campus tours. They then duped them into buying' medical seats for lakhs of rupees.

M. N. Anucheth, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West division), said the trio — Bharath Babu, Anchith Kumar Sharma and Ritesh Kumar — had cheated six students from Telangana.

The police were tipped off by the parent of a medical seat aspirant. The accused are said to have gathered personal details of students appearing for the medical entrance exam from a Hyderabad-based firm. The police said they sold medical seats for Rs. 11 lakh to Rs. 22 lakh. The police have recovered Rs. 37.9 lakh and 13 mobile phones from them.

The trio have been taken into police custody. Efforts are on to track down one more accused from Bihar who is on the run. The police also said probe is on into the gang's possible involvement in similar offences. They added that they have found no involvement of college managements in this case.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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