SIT takes terrorist Parashuram Waghmore to Khanapur jungle for probe

coastaldigest.com web desk

June 22, 2018

Belagavi, Jun 22: The special investigation team probing the assassination of journactivist Gauri Lankesh has taken terrorist Parashuram Waghmore, who was arrested earlier this month to the jungles of Khanapur, bordering Karnataka and Goa, for investigation.

The team reached Khanapur on Thursday and is expected to stay for a few days in the Belagavi district.

The team is testing claims by some of the accused that Waghmore was trained in shooting and the use of guns in the area.

He led the team to some clearings in the jungles where he allegedly was trained in shooting. The first round of training was with air guns. He may have been trained in the use of real guns at least for a few days.

The SIT wants to confirm these two factors, said a source in the police department. Officials believe the visit may also provide leads about the others involved in the killing.

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It is every peace loving Indians intrest to support the investigation to grab the entire terrorist group.We Indians not require such crimimas activities in our country. Earlier the by leadership of Mahathma Gandhi kicked out the international terrorists from our home land. No we not require any terrorist to rule our country.

Behind Gouri Lankesh and othet three prominentry leaders murder one big organization was responsible and the present investigation team will nab the entire team. Every one must support other wise they will spoil our society.

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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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