Mangaluru: Basheer who was attacked by hatemongers loses battle for life

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January 7, 2018

Mangaluru Jan 7: Nearly four days after he was brutally attacked by a gang of communal hatemongers without any provocation at Kottara Chowki in the city, 47-year-old Basheer passed away at a private hospital on Sunday.

Basheer had sustained deep injuries in his head and chest in the attack. Medical sources said that he did not show any sign of  recovery in four days and breathed his last at 8: 10 a.m. today.

Basheer used to run a fast food outlet near Kottara Chowki. On the fateful day he was returning home after closing his outlet in the night. Half way through a gang of four waylaid him and attacked with lethal weapons.

Two ambulance drivers, who saw Basheer lying in a pool of blood, had informed the police before rushing him to a nearby hospital.

The random attack took place hours after another gang of miscreants hacked a youth, Deepak Rao, to death at Katipalla area in the city. All the accused have been arrested in both the cases. According to police, the intension behind the attack was to create tension in the region.

As soon as the news of death began to spread, police tightened the security across city. ADGP Kamal Pant visited the hospital where Basheer passed away. The family members already started preparations for the last rites of Basheer.

Sources said that Basheer's second son Irfan, who landed in Abu Dhabi just three months ago, is expected to reach Mangaluru by evening. His elder son had returned from Middle East two days ago.

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Mahesh Mahajan
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

ನನ್ನ ಮಗ ತುಂಬಾ ಪಾಪ, ಅಮ್ಮ ನಾನು ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಗಲ್ಫ್ ಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ ಎಂದಿದ್ದ, ನಾನೇ ಬೇಡ ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪು ಮಾಡಿದೆ, - ದೀಪಕ್ ರಾವ್ ತಾಯಿಯ ಮಾತು RT ريبورتر ನನ್ನ ಅಪ್ಪ ಗಲ್ಫಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರು..ಅವರಿಗೆ ಊರಲ್ಲಿ ಸೆಟ್ಲ್ ಆಗುವುದು ಇಷ್ಟವಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ..ಆದರೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಒತ್ತಾಯದ ಮೇರೆಗೆ ಕಳೆದ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಪಾಸ್ಟ್ ಫುಡ್ ಅಂಗಡಿ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.. ಬಷೀರ್ ರವರ ಮಗ.. whats app feed!

 

Really Felt heart broke to read this.

 

Gulzar Khan
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

ಇನ್ನಾಲಿಲ್ಲಾಹ್, ಅಲ್ಲಾಹುಮ್ಮಗ್ಫಿರ್ಲಹು ವರ್ಹಮ್ಹು...ಆಮೀನ್

wellwisher
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Who ever it may be Deepak Rao,Basheer the loss and the pain stand in front of their dependents and not in from of any hate mongers criminal politicians o or with their followers. Normal citizens are really suffering.

Now th time has come in from of all Mangloreans to stand together join hand in hand to kick out these anti communal groups and their  supporters. After all  we the surroundings to share our apin and grevience with our neigbhours. No one leader from any party will come to help us.

 

Be unite and stand for our safety first and love each other and share our daily life with our respective neighbours.  100%  God's blessings always there lead peace ful life.

Then these political goons  will Na Ghar Ka Na Ghar Ka.

Basheer Fan
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

ನನ್ನ ಮಗ ಗಲ್ಫ್ ಗೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ ಉಳಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದನೋ ಏನೋ? ( ದೀಪಕ್ ರವರ ತಾಯಿ)

ನನ್ನ ತಂದೆ ಗಲ್ಪ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದಿದ್ದರೆ ಹೀಗೆ  ಆಗುತ್ತಿರಲಿಲ್ಲವೋ ಏನೋ? (ಬಶೀರ್ ರವರ ಮಗ)

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಭಾರತೀಯರಿಗೆ ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಂತ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭದ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿದ ಈ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣ ಕರ್ತರು ಯಾರು? ನಾವು ಆಲೋಚಿಸಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ.

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji'oon

 

Tear Eyed
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

"ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ ಮೈ ಮುಟ್ಟಿದರೆ ಜಾಗ್ರತೆ..." ಸವಾಲೆಸೆದ ಅಮಾಯಕ ಬಶೀರ್ ಇನ್ನಿಲ್ಲ ____________ 1993 ರಲ್ಲಿ ದ.ಕ.ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಕೋಮು ದಳ್ಳುರಿಗೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿತ್ತು. ಸೌದಿ ಅರೇಬಿಯಾಕ್ಕೂ ಇದರ ಬಿಸಿ ತಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಕೆಲ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರು ಆ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೌದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ ಮೇಲೆ ದಾಳಿಗೆ ಮುಂದಾದರು. ಆಗ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ ಗೆ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ನೀಡಿ "ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ ನಮ್ಮವನು. ಅವನ ಮೈ ಮುಟ್ಟಿದರೆ ಜಾಗ್ರತೆ..." ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿದವರು ಮತ್ಯಾರೂ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಕೊಟ್ಟಾರ ಚೌಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಧರ್ಮಾಂಧರ ಮಚ್ಚಿನೇಟಿಗೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿ ಇಂದು ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಧನರಾದ ಇದೇ ಬಶೀರ್. ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಆಕಾಶಭವನದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಬಶೀರ್ ಎಂದರೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಪ್ರೀತಿ. ಬಶೀರ್ ತನ್ನೂರಿನ ಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ. ಹಿಂದೂ, ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮ್ ಎನ್ನದೆ ಎಲ್ಲರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬೆರೆಯುವವರು. ಸೌದಿಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬಶೀರ್ ಒಂದೇ ತಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಡವರು. ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಊರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅವರ ತಾಯಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಗೆ ಬಶೀರ್ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಹಾಯ ಚಾಚಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಧರ್ಮ, ಜಾತಿ ನೋಡದೆ ಯಾರೇ ಸಹಾಯ ಯಾಚಿಸಿದರೂ ಬಶೀರ್ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂದವರಲ್ಲ. ಧರ್ಮ ಮೀರಿ ನಿಂತ ಈ ಹಸನ್ಮುಖಿ ಬಶೀರ್ ಗೆ ಎಂಥಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ? ಕಾಟಿಪಳ್ಳ ದೀಪಕ್ ಕೊಲೆಗೆ ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರವಾಗಿ ಅದೇ ದಿನ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟಾರಚೌಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಮಾಯಕ ಆಕಾಶಭವನದ ಬಶೀರ್ ಗೆ ಮತಾಂಧರು ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಹಲ್ಲೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರು. ಜೀವನ್ಮರಣ ಹೋರಾಟದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಬಶೀರ್ ಇಂದು ದೇವರ ಅನುಲ್ಲಂಘನೀಯ ವಿಧಿಗೆ ವಿದೇಯರಾದರು. ಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ ಬಶೀರ್ ಅಮರರಾದರು. 25 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಕಾಲ ವಿದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ದುಡಿದು ಕಳೆದೊಂದು ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಮಂಗಳೂರಲ್ಲಿ ಫಾಸ್ಟ್ ಫುಡ್ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಬದುಕು ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಬಶೀರ್ ಇಹಲೋಕ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ಕರಾವಳಿಯನ್ನು ದುಖದ ಕಡಲಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಬಶೀರ್ ನನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಲು ಉಪವಾಸ, ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ, ಕುರ್ಆನ್ ಪಠಣ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿದ ಪತ್ನಿ, ಮಕ್ಕಳು, ಕುಟುಂಬಿಕರು, ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಇಹಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಫಲವಾಗಿಲ್ಲವಾದರೂ ಪರಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲ ಸಿಕ್ಕೀತು. 48 ರ ಹರೆಯದ ಬಶೀರ್ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಸ್ಥರಾಗಲಿ, ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ದುಖ ಸಹಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲಾಹನು ನೀಡಲಿ. ಹತ್ಯೆಗೈದ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದೇವರು ತಕ್ಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ ನೀಡಲಿ. -ರಶೀದ್ ವಿಟ್ಲ.

Imbran
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji'oon, i request all my muslim brother to stay calm and pray for his family. let this end here no more fight pls.

kathib
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji'oon

Mohammed
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

To Allah we belong and to Him is our return!

Mehaboob
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

ارقد في سلام

Priyanka
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

this s peace loving country, we really dont want to c this blood anymore, govt should punish this goons properly they should not come outside till death. if they come outside they will spread more hatred.

Chandru
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Now because of three murderers each and every one of the community should be blamed

, strict law should be imposed to tackle communal fight, infront of everyone this murderers should be stoned. best solution.

Mehak
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

world will be lost if revenge is to murder.

Basheer
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Really Sad! this cannot be a answer for Deepak Rao murder, just mom lost her son, and wife lost her husband, only loss to the families. some 10% of terrorist wont understand this.

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November 22,2025

The Karnataka government has announced a 50% rebate on pending traffic and transport fines. The discount is available from November 21 to December 12.

The rebate applies to all traffic e-challans and violation cases booked by the RTO between 1991–92 and 2019–20. Officials clarified that the offer is not applicable to pending tax dues and is restricted only to traffic-violation fines.

Across Karnataka, more than 4 lakh RTO cases remain pending, including those involving transport vehicles. While thousands of vehicle owners have already cleared their dues, the department expects to generate substantial revenue through this limited-period rebate.

How to Pay and Avail the Discount

There are three ways to check and pay your pending fines:

1. Through Mobile Apps
Available on both Play Store and App Store:
•    Karnataka State Police (KSP) app
•    KarnatakaOne app
•    ASTraM app

Steps:
•    Enter your vehicle number in any of the above apps
•    Verify the photo/details of your vehicle
•    Pay the fine with the 50% discount applied

2. Visit a Traffic Police Station

You can pay your pending fine at any nearby traffic police station.

3. Visit the Traffic Management Centre (TMC)

•    Location: First Floor, Infantry Road, near Indian Express, Bengaluru

Transport Commissioner Yogeesh A M said, “We don't issue e-challans, so there's no online payment system.”

The department estimates ₹52 crore in pending RTO fines up to March 2020. “With the 50% rebate, we expect to collect around ₹25 crore if all dues are cleared,” he added.

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November 26,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 26: Mangaluru East police have registered a case following a sophisticated online fraud where a 57-year-old local resident was allegedly cheated out of ₹13.4 lakh after being targeted on Facebook.

The scam began in February when the complainant, while browsing Facebook reels, was contacted by a woman identifying herself as "Lillian Mary George" from London. After establishing a chat relationship, the woman claimed she would visit India in November and bring a significant sum of money.

The trap was sprung on November 15, when the victim received a call from a woman named "Sonali Gupta," who claimed Lillian had arrived at Mumbai International Airport but was detained by customs. The fraudsters convinced the man that Lillian was carrying £25,000 (about ₹26 lakh) in traveller’s cheques and 1 kg of gold (valued at around ₹30 lakh).

Under the pretense of clearing these items, the victim was asked to make numerous online transfers between November 15 and 18 for various bogus charges, including:

•    "Pounds exchange registration"
•    "Customs declaration issues"
•    "Discount charges"
•    "Money-laundering charges"

Believing the fictitious story, the complainant transferred the cumulative sum of ₹13.4 lakh to various bank accounts provided by the fraudsters. He realised he was cheated when the culprits later promised a refund within two days but stopped answering his calls. The Mangaluru East police are now investigating the case, which highlights the continuing threat of transnational cyber fraud using social engineering and promises of fictitious wealth.

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December 3,2025

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Mangaluru, Dec 3: A group of Congress workers gathered at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday to welcome AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, but the reception quickly turned into a display of support for Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

Venugopal arrived in the city to participate in the centenary commemoration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Narayana Guru. The event, organised by the Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, in association with the Mangalore University Sri Narayana Guru Study Chair, is being held on the university’s Konaje campus.

KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai and several party workers had assembled at the airport to receive Venugopal. However, the moment he stepped out, workers began raising slogans backing Shivakumar.

The university programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

This show of support comes just a day after Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar would lead the government “when the high command decides.” The chief minister made the comment after a breakfast meeting at Shivakumar’s residence—another public display of camaraderie between the two leaders amid ongoing attempts by the party high command to downplay their leadership rivalry.

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