Temple staff arrested for stealing money from donation boxes

September 23, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 23: An employee of Kukke Subrahmanya temple has been arrested on charge of stealing money from donation boxes.

The arrested is Halkura Gowda (50) who is in charge of counting donations made at the temple. He has been working in the temple for over two decades.

The Subrahmanya police said that the Executive Officer of the temple filed a complaint on September 15 stating that some money from donation boxes had gone missing. They suspected theft.

During investigation, the police went through the CCTV footage and found that Halkura Gowda was pocketing some notes while counting collection from the donation boxes.

The police went to Halkura Gowda's house and seized Rs. 33,300 in cash that he had reportedly pocketed during counting. The police have registered a case. Halkura Gowda has been remanded in judicial custody, the police said.

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Comment only for naraviren kotiaans....
If kaanaam could steal butter being a god....this is simple naa....just repeating your style of comment....not to hurt anyone....

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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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