Detained thief escapes after attacking on-duty cops

November 20, 2015

Kundapur, Nov 20: A police head constable and another personnel who were on duty, were assaulted by an accused in a previous case and his family members in Kota police station limits on Thursday.

Kota police station head constable Ashok and constable Manjappa have been admitted to a hospital after the assault. Two of the accused were arrested in connection with the assault while the prime accused is still at large.

When Ashok and Manjappa had been to arrest the accused Ramesh under charges of theft in a different case, they had accurate information that he would be found near SCDCC Bank in Hunsumakki.

They apprehended him and were plying him in an auto-rickshaw when all of a sudden Ramesh pushed the auto driver Raghavendra aside and made attempts to overturn the auto on Dabbekatte-Kedoor road. He even tore the clothes of the on-duty police personnel and broke away when they tried to stop him.

After giving chase, the personnel caught up with Ramesh, when he again escaped their clutches and leaped inside his uncle's house in Kedoor. When the personnel reached the house, they were obstructed and assaulted by Ramesh, his sister Mamata, brother-in-law Manjunath and brothers Ganesh and Shrinivas with rods, before they were threatened.

The accused and his family members even assaulted those who came forward to rescue the police personnel from being assaulted, including auto driver Raghavendra and Bhandary. Kota police have registered a case based on written complaints of Raghavendra and HC Ashok.

In this regard, the police have arrested Ramesh's brothers Ganesh and Shrinivas, while Ramesh is still at large.

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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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