Mangaluru: Young couple found hanging under mysterious circumstances

March 14, 2016

Mangaluru, Mar 14: A young couple was found hanging under mysterious circumstances on Monday morning in a house at Shaktinagar, on the outskirts of the city.

The deceased have been identified as Mathew and Manju, both hailing from Kerala, who graduated from separate colleges in Mangaluru.

According to sources, the couple had been staying in the same rented house for few weeks in Shaktinagar.

It is said that Mathew was hunting for a job after completing his studies at Shree Devi College in the city, while Manju had received an offer from Mangala hospital after completing her nursing course.

It is learnt that the neighbours grew suspicious when the couple did not open door. They soon informed the landlord, who forcefully opened the door on Monday morning to witness the terrible scene.

Police rushed to the spot and shifted both the bodies for post mortem. A case has been registered at Mangaluru Rural Police station.

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so sad. still mysterious!!

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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