Mangaluru: Newborn girl thrown into well; body retrieved

January 18, 2015

Mangaluru, Jan 18: A newborn female child was found dead in a well in the heart of the city, a few days after it was thrown into it by unknown miscreant.

The decayed dead body of the infant was retrieved from the well located in the property owned by Kasturi and Aithal, an elderly couple at Kalpana road near Bendorewell, in the city.

It is said that the couple, whose only daughter lives in another place, hardly uses water from this well. However, one of their neighbour, was often drawing water from the same well.

According to Kasturi, her neighbour had told her a couple of days ago that a nasty smell had been emanating from the well. On Sunday, they were shocked to see the dead body of a child floating in the well.

She informed the police, who rushed to the spot and retrieved the body and sent it for post mortem.

A case has been registered at Kadri Police Station. Police are trying to trace the culprits, who threw the bay into the well.

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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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