Missing businessman found dead in lake; cops suspect suicide

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May 18, 2019

Mangaluru, May 18: A businessman, who was missing since May 15, was found dead at a lake located in a rubber plantation in a village in Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district.

The deceased is Shashidhar Poojary, 39, owner of Southadka Wood Industries, a furniture outlet.

Local police have registered a case of suicide after his body was recovered from a lake yesterday.

It is learnt that Poojary had taken a loan for business purpose. He probably was not in a position to repay the loan and hence decided to commit suicide, said the Belthangady police. Further investigations are on.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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