Crime and crash

Chikmagalur, December 14: Seven persons including a police inspector sustained injuries as a bundh called by pro-Hindu outfits turned violent in Aldur near here on Tuesday. The Gram Panchayat of Aldur had resolved to construct a circle named after Ambekdar by removing the Bhagwa Dhwaj ‘katte’ (platform) on the main road. Hindu outfits opposed the plan and insisted that the circle be constructed by

Bangalore, December 14: Admonished by mother for being irregular in taking food, an 11-year-old girl committed suicide by setting herself ablaze at her house at Vijayanagar in the City on Tuesday. The girl has been identified as Padma, a resident of RPC Layout, Vijaynagar and class V student of Asian School at Shamanna Garden. Padma went to school in the morning along with her younger sister and

Mangalore, December 13: Mangalore City Police has arrested two more persons in connection with case of murder attempt on Bajrang Dali activist Ravindra. Those arrested are Imran (23), resident of place near Ullal Darga, and Ellyas alias Ishaq (34), resident of Sundariya Bagh near Ullal. Ravindra The accused were nabbed at Mangalore Central Railway station when they were attempting to board a train

Mangalore, December 13: In a heartrending tragedy, a 26 year-old youth was brutally murdered by his own elder brother and mother at Boodujalu at Nidle village in Belthangadi Taluk on Monday. The deceased was identified as Lakshmisha alias Lakshminarayana (26). The accused were the victim’s brother Somashekar (32) and mother Rathnavathi (52). According to sources, Lakshmisha and his brother Ravi

Mangalore, December 12: In what could be called as the height of brutality, a woman from Dakshina Kannada was cruelly stabbed by her own father inside a police station in Chikmagalur, sources said. The victim has been identified as Mamata from Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district. Her father Ramachandra is the accused. According to sources, the reason behind the anger of the assailant was that her

Mangalore, December 12: Two girls of the same compound on VT Road at Kudroli, here are missing from Friday, according to a compliant lodged at Bunder police station on Sunday. The missing girls have been identified as Sharada alias Mangalya (17), daughter of Vishwanath and Lakshmi Nayak (20). Sharada is a first year PU student at Besant Women’s College, while Lakshmi Nayak is a second year BA

Puttur, December 6: In a heartrending tragedy, a newly married woman from Dakshina Kannada district has ended her life at her house in Dubai on Sunday. The deceased has been identified Smita Rai (25), daughter of N K Narayana Rai, former member of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Parishad, and resident of Kadaba in Puttur talkuk. She had married to Navin Rai from Parpunja near Puttur on October 16. It is

Bangalore, December 5: A young woman and her friend headed for shopping on the latter's two-wheeler were assaulted by an autorickshaw driver after they asked him to remove his vehicle which was blocking their path on KH (Double) Road on Sunday afternoon. Shreya Verma, a private company employee and resident of Old Madras Road, and her friend, Gaurav Sharma, also a private company employee and

Mangalore, December 5: In the case pertaining to the death of Sunanda from Sullia in which Mohan Kumar alias ‘Cyanide Mohan’ is the accused, five witnesses deposed before the Fast Track Court here on Saturday. One of the main witnesses Harini who is the cousin of Sunanda said that she had seen Mohan talking to his sister at a Congress rally held at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore on January 19, 2008.

Mangalore, December 5: The coastal city woke up to news of a brutal murder on Monday. A middle aged man was found bludgeoned to death with a sharp stone near Mari Gudi temple at Urva, Mangalore. Police identified the deceased as Mohammed, who was working for a soft drink company. The incident came to light at around 6 a.m., when the temple goers witnessed the dead body. Sources said that the