5-year-old girl saved from drowning by two same age boys

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August 4, 2018

Chikkaballapur, Aug 4: Two brave boys rescued a 5-year-old girl from drowning by exhibiting great presence of mind at Appegowdanahalli village in Shidlaghatta taluk of Chikkaballapur district.

The incident took place on Thursday while Poorvika (5) was playing. She accidently slipped into a 9-foot sump near her house, where her neighbour Ganeshappa, is constructing a house.

6-year-old Satvik and 5-year-old Deepak, who were also with her, immediately rushed to her help. They both grabbed her hands and lifted her up from the sump. A frightened Poorvika fell unconscious after the incident.

On hearing the commotion, Poorvika’s grandmother, Uma, and Deepak's mother, Munirathnamma, rushed to the spot. Poorvika was given a first aid and is fine.

Poorvika stays with her grandmother, while her parents, Raviprasad and Anitha, reside at Devanahalli village.

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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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