Mangaluru pub attack accused Shailu sent to jail under Goonda Act

July 13, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 13: One of the accused in Mangaluru pub attack case, Shailesh Ganiga aka Shailu, was arrested by the sleuths of Mangaluru North police station on Tuesday under the Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-Grabbers Act.

This follows a report submitted by Shantharam, Police Inspector, Mangaluru North PS to the Mangaluru City Police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar.

The 25-year-old resident of Bajilkere was a teenage boy during the infamous pub attack where members of Hindu chauvinist organizations assaulted revelers at a pub in the city on January 24, 2009.

He is named an accused in more than a dozen cases in various police stations in the city, city police chief said, adding that the accused has been sent to the central prison in Mysuru following the arrest.

City police have arrested nine persons under the Act since January 2015, including six this year.

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Looks like Cheddi officers who protect such criminals are losing their hold in the dept. Thats GOOD for the Society and the people.

Does it take so many (7 and 1/2) years for justice to be delivered.Because of this so many people are resorting to such acts.They feel that they will get away with criminal acts.

Sincere gratitude towards Police Inspector, Shantharam for his service to the city such criminals should be punished for peace in the society. Police are the major stake holders of peace without them peace is not possible.

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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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