Mangaluru top cop raids jail, recovers mobiles, ganja

January 15, 2016

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Mangaluru city police commissioner Chandra Sekhar along with his men raided the district prison in Mangaluru on Friday.

A screw driver, mobile phones, a few ganja packets were recovered among other items during the raid intended to curb illegal activities inside the prison. However, no lethal weapons have been recovered.

Chandra Sekhar said that despite deploying with 26 personnel of Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KSISF) some things have been smuggled inside prison.

"KSISF has been able to bring down certain cases to a large extent from past one month and such raid will continue in coming days," he added.

Around 60-70 police personnel including DCPs, ACPs and Sub-Inspectors, Canine squad raided the jail on Friday morning. After a thorough inspection, they recovered a dozen mobile phones, SIM cards, mobile batteries, chargers, a screw driver and several packets of ganja.

According to sources jail inmates from whom the things were seized were shifted to different cells. Jail authorities from Mangaluru District Jail refused to comment.

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Good job...police must also raid colleges, hostels in the city where our youth are trapped with illegal activities.

this is pre planned

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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