Mangaluru: Eight associates of Vikki Shetty held; Pistol, swords recovered

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January 7, 2016

Mngaluru, Jan 7: In two separate operations sleuths of Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Mangaluru City Police have arrested eight notorious associates of underworld don Vikki Shetty alias Balakrishna Shetty.

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M Chandra Sekhar, the Commissioner of Mangaluru City Police, who revealed this to media persons on Thursday at his office, said that a country made pistol, five live ammunition, four swords, eight mobile phones and two cars were received from the accused.

The arrests were made when the accused were planning a major dacoity or attack.

Chandra Sekhar said while six associates - Gaurish, 26; Jayesh, 23; Naveen Shetty, 34; Praveen Kumar, 26; Harshith, 22; and Guruprasad, 30; were nabbed in front of an orphanage at Marakada village, Gundu Rao Lane while they were waiting in two cars, another team picked up Sachin Gowda, 31, and Pawan Shetty, 21, while they were wandering around near Keerthi Mahal Lodge, near KSRTC bus station at Bejai.

Describing the catch as a "good operation," Sekhar said most of the accused have previous records against them. Sachin, from whom the country made pistol was seized, is wanted in murder of Rajesh in 2004 in Urwa PS limits as well as a case of dacoity in 2014 in Mangaluru Rural PS limits. Pawan is wanted in the murder of Durgaprasad Shetty in 2004 in Mangaluru South PS limits, he said adding the arrests were carried out based on reliable information.

Likewise, Gaurish is an accused in Vikram Boloor murder case registered in Ullal PS in 2015, while Jayesh, Naveen and Praveen were arrested in the Prashanth murder case registered in 2013 at Mangaluru South PS. Noting that the trio were out on bail, Sekhar said they had resumed their criminal activities once again. The exact reasons why the teams, split in to two had gathered in the city will be ascertained during interrogation as part of the investigations, he said.

Announcing a cash award of Rs 15,000 to CCB team lead by Police Inspector Valentine D'Souza, Sekhar directed the deputy commissioners of police K M Shantharaju and Sanjeev M Patil to show the same diligence in ensuring that these arrests are carried to their logical conclusion as was shown in gathering intelligence. The city police will also strive to neutralize the firearms route, which he said could have been be sourced from either from Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh.

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Thursday, 7 Jan 2016

Good job guys! new commissioner of police, in this short period of time....good encouraging achievement and job well done....hats off to you....

Fairman
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Thursday, 7 Jan 2016

Naren Kotian needs special treatment in Kankanady Hospital OR by Gundas, then only he will stop his nonsense.

Naren Kotian
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Thursday, 7 Jan 2016

Hahaha Nadir saabre.. entha maathu... bhesh bhesh..

But for your kind information.. as the name itself suggests Indian is Hindustan.. a Hindu nation. here any activity against Hindus is considered as anti-national activity. If you have any problem with the law of the majority people of Bharath kindly stop bothering about Indian and start bothering about Pakistan (am sure i dont need to give this suggestion. coz u r already thinking about pakistan :p)

Nadir
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Thursday, 7 Jan 2016

If the accused is a Hindu, carrying weapons like pistol and swords is not a major crime. they are just petty miscreants. If accused was a muslim even a small CD or a book is more than enough to brand him as a terrorist

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December 15,2025

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 3,2025

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Mangaluru, Dec 3: A group of Congress workers gathered at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday to welcome AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, but the reception quickly turned into a display of support for Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

Venugopal arrived in the city to participate in the centenary commemoration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Narayana Guru. The event, organised by the Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, in association with the Mangalore University Sri Narayana Guru Study Chair, is being held on the university’s Konaje campus.

KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai and several party workers had assembled at the airport to receive Venugopal. However, the moment he stepped out, workers began raising slogans backing Shivakumar.

The university programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

This show of support comes just a day after Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar would lead the government “when the high command decides.” The chief minister made the comment after a breakfast meeting at Shivakumar’s residence—another public display of camaraderie between the two leaders amid ongoing attempts by the party high command to downplay their leadership rivalry.

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