Height of superstition: Hindu woman locks up son naked for 13 years

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April 14, 2016

Mysuru, Apr 14: A team of officials and human rights activists on Wednesday rescued a youth locked inside a room of his house from the past 13 years, allegedly by his family, at Hura village in Nanjangud taluk of the district.

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The youth, now aged 23 years, was restrained at the age of 10 by his mother on the advice of a devara guddappa' (god's worshipper in old Mysuru region), believing that he is a godman'. The youth, identified as Kumaraswamy, had lost his father at the age of three. Since then, he was living with his mother Nanjamma and younger sister Channajamma. The guddappa allegedly told Nanjamma about her son's divinely qualities'. Since then, Kumaraswamy was restricted to his room and was also disrobed, Tahsildar H?Ramappa told an English daily newspaper.

Interestingly, the youth, in the later stage, started behaving in an abnormal manner at the behest of guddappa.?Barring his sister, who was taking care of his daily needs, nobody was allowed to meet him.

Prasanna, an activist who visited the house, said the dishevelled youth with unkempt beard, was in the decrepit room, emanating tepid smell, as he was forced to relieve in the same place and rarely took bath. “We had a torrid time making him wear clothes before bringing him out of the house. The youth was also struggling to speak, as he had stopped talking to others, including family members, since a decade,” Prasanna added.

The tahsildar, who counselled the youth, had to face some tough moments as his mother refused to disagree with her son's godly nature. When the tahsildar wanted to take him to the doctor, his mother sought time, to seek the permission' of god. Eventually, on the reference of a local doctor, the youth was taken to a psychiatrist at KR?Hospital in Mysuru.

Dr?Rajgopal told Deccan Herald that the condition can be assessed only after a day, after monitoring his present status. Neighbours unaware.

The neighbours, who claim to be unaware of Kumaraswamy's ordeal, told the officials, “Whenever we went near the house, the mother would ask us to stay away, saying that her house is a holy place.”

The only source of income for this Hindu family was widow pension of Nanjamma. While her younger daughter had studied till class eight and discontinued, Kumaraswamy never went to school. Strangely, there is no mention of Kumaraswamy in the ration card, said Prasanna.

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Mohammed SS
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Thursday, 14 Apr 2016

Police department should take a step to check all the houses belonging to Hindus, this kind of so many cases might have been hidden in their houses, the problem with them that they blindly worship any creature and god man...what a shame and what a unfortunate even the educated class also cannot understand the truth of true God

Sahil
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Thursday, 14 Apr 2016

Nanjamma matha ki jay.. Naked baba ki jay.

KhasaiKhaane
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Thursday, 14 Apr 2016

\Nanjamma Mata Ki Jai...\"
That godman and the Maataji should be sent to prison for life.
Sanghis can protest for Maataji' and their Gay-Man's arrest against the police."

Satyameva jayate
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Thursday, 14 Apr 2016

Teach them about real gods..... All the dirty mangods concept push people to believe in this nonsense and some take it granted to earn a living.

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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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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

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