Athlete suicide: Police urged to investigate the role of hostel warden and coach

October 1, 2011

Udupi, October 1: Billava community leaders of Udupi, on Saturday, demanded the government to handover the suicide case of young athlete Prithvi Amparu either to the COD or to a team headed by Superintendent of Police.

Addressing a press conference here former MLA and district Congress President Gopal Poojary said that absence of police in the hostel when her body was pulled down, refusal by the police to register a complaint against the suspects, Prithvi's phone call to her father prior to suicide, saying she had been tortured in the hostel, missing of four crucial pages from the diary recovered by the police etc make one suspect her suicide.

They do not have confidence in the investigation conducted by Brahmavar Police or by the Brahmavar Circle Inspector. “Police must investigate the role of hostel warden and her coach”, Poojary added.

President of Kundapura taluk Billava Association Suresh Poojary said that they had been pressurising the government to know the persons or reasons behind her suicide by an impartial inquiry.

Former Karkaal MLA Sunil Kumar also demanded the police to investigate the SMS's and mobile calls reaching her mobile and vis versa. Former MP Vinay Kumar Sorake, Udupi CMC President Kiran Kumar, Chairman of Mysore Tobacco Company BN Shankar Poojary, Kundapur Taluk Billava Association President NT Poojary and others were present at the press meet. The delegation also met the Suprintendent of Police Ravi Kumar and submitted memorandum demanding the same.

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Mangaluru: 12,500 healthcare students rally for organ donation and nasha mukth Bharat

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November 29,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 29: Around 12,500 healthcare students from Medical, Dental, AYUSH, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Allied Health Sciences colleges of Dakshina Kannada, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), took part in a massive walkathon to promote awareness on Organ Donation and Nasha Mukth Bharat.

The inaugural ceremony was held at Mangala Stadium. Dr Bhagavan B C, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of RGUHS, delivered the welcome address. The walkathon was flagged off by Shri U T Khader, Hon’ble Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and presided over by Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Dakshina Kannada District In-charge. Dakshina Kannada MP Shri Brijesh Chowta also addressed the students.

Music director Guru Kiran, MLA Dr Bharat Shetty (Mangalore North), Police Commissioner Shri Sudheer Kumar Reddy, Shri Manjunath Bhandary and Shri Harish Kumar were among those present.

Institution heads including Dr Haji U K Monu (Kanachur Colleges), Dr Shantharam Shetty (Tejaswini College), Dr Bhaskar Shetty (City Group of Colleges), Mr Abdul Rahiman (Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences), and the District Health Officer, Mangalore, also participated.

The vote of thanks was delivered by Prof U T Ifthikar Fareed, Syndicate Member, RGUHS.

The event was organised by Dr U T Ifthikar Ali and Dr Shiva Sharan (Syndicate Members), Prof Vaishali (Senate Member), Prof Mohammad Suhail (Chairman, BOS Physiotherapy), Dr Sharan Shetty (Former Senate Member), along with principals and faculty of various colleges.

Students marched from Mangala Stadium to Karavali Grounds via MCC and Lalbagh signal. The event set a record as one of the largest gatherings of healthcare students for a social cause in the RGUHS Dakshina Kannada Zone.

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