Frustrated over power cuts Sullia trader abuses power minister; arrested, released

March 1, 2016

Mangaluru, Mar 1: Frustrated over frequent power cuts, a trader from Bellare in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada directly contacted Minister for Power D.K. Shivakumar over telephone and allegedly abused him.

Sai Giridhar Rai, former president of the Bellare Traders Association, was arrested for abusing minister and later released on bail.

Superintendent of Police S.D. Sharanappa said that besides abusing the Minister over telephone, the trader abused officials of Mangalore Electricity Supply Company.

At KERC hearing in Mangaluru, MESCOM Managing Director Chikkananjappa admitted that Sullia taluk was affected by frequent power cuts because of constraints on the infrastructure front.

MESCOM is setting up a 110 kV power sub-station for the taluk at Madavu to address the woes of consumers. Meanwhile, the Sullia police, who went in search of Mr. Rai, reportedly entered his house by opening the roof-tiles after he refused to open the door.

Mr. Rai was produced before a magistrate and was enlarged on bail on Monday.

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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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