RTI activist murder: Court rejects bail to NaMo Naresh

August 10, 2016

Mangaluru, Aug 10: II Additional District and Sessions Judge Sarvodaya Shettigar on Tuesday rejected the bail application filed by M. Naresh Shenoy aka NaMo Naresh, the main accused in the murder of RTI activist Vinayak Baliga.

Shenoy, who was on the run following the murder on March 21, was arrested by the city police from a house in Hejmady near Udupi on June 25. He is among the seven persons arrested in connection with the murder.

Having filed a 700-page preliminary charge-sheet, the city police have sought time from the court to file supplementary charge-sheet after questioning Shenoy.

Shenoy, the founder of Yuva Brigade, filed application seeking bail on July 11.

The investigation officer objected to grant of bail on the ground that Shenoy would threaten witnesses and hamper the investigation.

The court on July 19 granted bail to Shailesh alias Shailu (40), a driver, in the case. Shailesh along with Naresh Shenoy and Srikant allegedly hatched the plan to murder Baliga using the services of Shivaprasad, Vinit Poojary and Nishit Devadiga.

Photographer Manju alias Manju Neereshwalya, who was arrested for allegedly helping Shenoy escape from police, was released on bail in the first week of June.

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Cheddis badly trapped this Namo brigade ... he is far from independent, he is far from his family, he is far from his parents . The cheddi members should think before they commit evil in the society . If not they will be promised and then ignored just like our this namo is going through.

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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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