Bantwal: Youth brutally assaults wife, mother, kills self

July 13, 2013

Bantwal, Jul 13: A man ended his life after fatally assaulting his wife and mother at Mani in Kodaje-Panthadka of Bantwal taluk on Friday night. The two women have been rushed to a private hospital in Mangalore in a rather critical state and are still battling for life.

The deceased is Abdul Hameed, while the two fatally attacked by him are his mother Mariamma (55) and his wife Asma (28).

Hameed was working in a super market in Mangalore. He was also working in a mosque in the past. He quit job in the mosque while joining a new job.

Just a week after this, on Thursday, on returning home from work he picked a fight with Asma over trivial matter. His two older brothers Abdul Khader and Abdul Razak had been to a nearby mosque to offer special Ramzan prayers.

Raged over the same fight, he slit his wife using a sickle. When his mother rushed to rescue the daughter-in-law, even she ended receiving the sling from the same sickle. When both the women fell on ground in unconscious state, Hameed resorted to suicide by hanging himself in a room in the house.

A neighbor rushed to the Masjid and informed about the same to the two brother, who rushed back home only to see the brother dead and mother and sister-in-law lay in pool of blood.

Troubled mind

Hameed married a lady from Mallur and has two children-Saleem (1) and Ashika (5). While Hameed worked as a 'Moilar' in mosque, it is said that he had been good to his family. But, within no time, he developed psychiatric problem, following which he started behaving indifferently. With this his wife had abandoned him and started living with her parents. After community leaders intervened and sorted the matter, Asma came back to live with Hameed. However, within no time Hameed started fighting with her again and on Thursday it crossed all limits with Hameed wanting to make her to death.

Vittal police visited the spot and seized the sickle from the house.

The police suspects that Hameed had planned to kill his wife but everything went awry. However, the family and acquaintances believe that Hammed was upset and after having assaulted wife and mother he must have repented and ended his life.

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Major facelift for Mangaluru's sporting heart: Mangala Stadium set for 2-month closure to upgrade synthetic track

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Educational institutions in Mangaluru that rely on the popular Mangala Stadium for their annual sports events are bracing for an inconvenience as the city's key sporting venue is set to close its gates for a significant upgrade. The stadium is expected to be unavailable for approximately two months starting from January 15, 2026.

The closure is necessitated by a proposed overhaul of the stadium's facilities, with a special focus on upgrading the synthetic track. Pradeep Dsouza, Assistant Director of the District of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Dakshina Kannada, confirmed the development.

"Experts have visited the stadium, conducted a thorough inspection, and have given the go-ahead for a complete makeover," Dsouza stated. "Funds have been allocated for the project, and we are currently awaiting the final green signal from state officials to commence the work. We anticipate that the work will likely begin in the second week of January. Consequently, we have stopped renting out the stadium to colleges and other organizations in preparation for the upgrade."

The timing presents a logistical challenge for colleges, as many schools have already concluded their sports meets.

"Colleges will now be organizing their events and will need to find alternative locations to host their sports meets," Dsouza added. He suggested a few potential venues, including the Dakshina Kannada police ground, University College grounds, Panambur grounds, Swaraj Maidan in Moodbidri, and the Mangalore University sports grounds in Konaje.

However, many institutions note that finding a comparable venue will be difficult. While the DK police ground and University College grounds are closer to the city center, they do not possess the extensive facilities and infrastructure offered by Mangala Stadium.

Dr. P Dayananda Pai - P Satisha Govt First Grade College, Carstreet, is one such institution dependent on the stadium. Principal Jayakar Bhandary expressed hope for a swift completion of the work. "We expect the work to be completed at the earliest. If not, we will be forced to look for other venues to host the sports day for our students," Bhandary said, highlighting the pressing need for the city's main sporting facility.

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