DGP, wife, two others injured in road mishap

July 15, 2011

Mangalore, July 15: A senior IPS officer and his wife got injured in what could be a fatal road mishap at Kanyady village of Belthangady taluk near here on Friday.

The Director General of Police of Home Guards, Fire & Emergency Services Dr. D V Guruprasad (59) and his wife were travelling towards Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala, when a speeding private bus plying from Dharmasthala to Mangalore, hit their Innova car, said Belthangady police.

Nagaraj, who was driving the department's car and Balachandra, a constable, who was accompanying the couple, too sustained injuries in the accident that took place at 11:20 a.m.

All the four injured were rushed to AJ Hospital in Mangalore, after first aid treatment in a local hospital.

A case has been registered at Belthangady police station. The bus driver identified as 40 year old Abdul Azeez has been arrested.

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Udupi: Hindutva activist arrested for allegedly raping young woman while out on bail

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December 1,2025

Udupi, Dec 1: A horrific case of alleged rape has unfolded in Udupi, where a worker from a Hindutva organisation, previously arrested and released on bail for harassing a young woman, is now accused of waylaying and sexually assaulting her.

The arrested individual has been identified as Pradeep Poojary (26), a member of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's Nairkode unit in Perdur.

Poojary had allegedly been relentlessly harassing the young woman, pressuring her to marry him. When she bravely stood up to him and refused his demands, she filed a formal complaint at the Hiriyadka police station. He was subsequently arrested in that initial harassment case but was later granted bail.

According to police reports, driven by the same malicious grudge, Poojary allegedly intercepted the woman again on November 29. While she was walking through a deserted area, the accused is claimed to have threatened her by grabbing her neck. When she again refused to marry him, he allegedly proceeded to rape her.

The survivor immediately informed her family about the traumatic assault. Following this, her parents lodged a complaint at the Udupi women’s police station.

Police arrested Poojary again and produced him before the court. He has since been remanded to judicial custody.

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