4 from Karnataka drown in sea during visit to TN’s Muslim pilgrimage centre

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October 29, 2019

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Four tourists from Karnataka, who were on a visit to the famous Muslim pilgrimage centre of Nagore in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, drowned in the sea in two separate incidents, police said here on Tuesday.

All four victims were from Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka.

Rihan (12) drowned when he ventured into the sea off Nagore to take a bath late on Monday evening.

His body was later washed ashore in the same area, they said here on Tuesday.

In the second incident, three members of a family drowned in the sea in the same area.

Imthiyaz Basha (50), his wife Riyana (40), son Afras (18) and daughter Saina (16) and nephew Nizam (20), all from Bangalore took a bath in the sea at Nagore.

They were all trapped in the sea in high tide.

Though onlookers rushed to help, they could retrieve only the bodies of Imthiyaz, Afras, and Nizam.

The other two survived, police said.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

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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