CCB grills minister's son over Nalapad case

DHNS

April 12, 2018

Bengaluru, Apr 12: CCB sleuths on Wednesday recorded the statement of R V Yuvaraj, BBMP corporator and the son of Chickpet MLA, R V Devaraj, over the pub brawl case involving Mohammed Haris Nalapad.

The CCB during the course of the investigation found that Yuvaraj was present in Farze Cafe, UB City, on February 17 when Nalapad and his associates reportedly assaulted Vidwath L, a fellow diner.

Yuvaraj, however, denied being present in the pub during the incident and said he went there only half an hour later after learning about it. He said when he went to the pub, there was no one around and he returned. He also clarified that he was nowhere connected to the case.

On Tuesday, CCB sleuths summoned PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa's son Sunil Kumar Bose in connection with the case. The CCTV footage showed he was one of those present in the pub during the incident. The footage shows him overseeing the assault from close to the table where the incident happened.

Bose, however, told the sleuths that he was quite far away from the spot of the incident and that he just remembered it as an argument between two groups.

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Such a great fellow he is.. He will do classes on drug related issues among young generation and at the same time he will do all

nonsence and crimes after having drugs.. He is real living example or he just showing the all things in practical

If police and court delaying punishment, by doing questioning and evidence collection, then he will escape easily with his father's influence and money

He is too young in age... There are more evidences of his crime. He just proved he is a born criminal. Punish him properly

CCTV footage is there and vitness, victim is there.. then what. Police wanted to give him VIP treatment..?

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

News Network

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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