Couple ends life as corporator 'harasses' them to repay Rs 46L loan taken by son

DHNS

August 23, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 23: A couple committed suicide in Kalasipalyam on Monday night, reportedly because they could not repay a Rs 46-lakh loan their son had taken from the local corporator.

Nanjundaswamy (48) and Pushpalatha (46), of Pipeline Road, Kalasipalyam, decided to end their lives as Aarya Srinivas, the Congress corporator of Hemmigepura ward, and his associates reportedly kept harassing them for repayment of the loan. The couple ran a hotel in Dodda Mavalli. Their son, Chandan, is said to have borrowed Rs 46 lakh from Srinivas and lost it in gambling. When he failed to repay the money, the corporator and his associates began pressuring the couple.

The “harassment” took a toll on them and they hanged themselves.

Their suicide emerged on Tuesday morning when Chandan, who had spent the night outside with friends, returned home. Neighbours called the police who rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies for post-mortem.

Police have found a death note in which the couple purportedly blamed their son, the corporator and others. On the basis of the suicide note, police booked Chandan, Srinivas and others for abetment to suicide. Further investigation is under way.

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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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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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