Mangaluru: Two thieves held in separate operations; gold, vehicles seized

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February 9, 2016

Mangaluru, Feb 9: With the arrest of a 45-year-old man, who was allegedly involved in at least six theft cases, police have recovered stolen gold ornaments worth several lakhs of rupees.

Abdul Razzak, a resident of Jarinagar in Bajpe, was picked up by the sleuths of Bajpe police station on Monday night from Kandavara hall in Kaikamba on the outskirts of the city.

Mangaluru city police chief M Chandra Sekhar told media persons on Tuesday that the accused used to steal at houses in Bajpe area during family functions.

A total of 380 grams of gold ornaments were recovered from the accused within hours after the arrest, said the top cop.

Abdul Razzak’s hand is suspected behind the thefts occurred on January 23 in four houses at Ambikanagar, Bajpe-Kateel road Polytechnic road and Katte.

Another thief held

In a separate operation, sleuths of Mangaluru South (Pandeshwar) arrested a 24-year-old youth in connection with the multiple theft cases.

The accused, Mohammed Asif alias Aachi (24), a resident of Kasba Bengre, was arrested during a vehicle checking near Badria junction in Bunder area in the city.

Two stolen motorbikes and 95 kg of copper wires, altogether worth Rs 1,65,000 were recovered from the accused said the Mr Chandra Sekhar.

The copper wires were stolen from Bharat Shipyard in Bengre. The motorbikes were stolen from near central railway station and Bunder port area in February 2015 and May 2015 respectively.

Aachi is said to be a habitual offender and he is facing two cases in Bantwal town police station, one each in Uppinangady and Panambur police stations and a few more cases in Ullal police station.

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He looks like a thief.....teach him nice lesson....government should rehabilitate him by providing job....

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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