Missing wife, daughter remain untraced for 2 months; depressed husband dies

June 20, 2016

Mangaluru, Jun 20: A middle aged man, whose wife and daughter went missing from a private hospital in Deralakatte, nearly two months ago under mysterious circumstances, died on Monday at his hometown Davanagere.

Police sources said that Manjunath (40), who got admitted at Yenepoya hospital in April this year and later discharged, breathed his last on Monday. His wife Manjula (35) and daughter Pallavi (14), who had left the hospital on April 30, still remained untraced.

Before leaving hospital, where Manjuanth was undergoing treatment, Manjula had told him that she would be going to her hometown along with her daughter. However, they did not reach home.

Later Manjula's father Rajanna had filed a missing complaint with Ullal police station. Even though Manjunath returned home after being discharged from the hospital, he could not contact his wife and daughter.

It is learnt that Manjunath was under depression after his wife and daughter went missing. He had also requested his family members to conduct his last rites in the presence of his wife and daughter in case of his sudden demise.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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