Mangaluru | 4 including ex-serviceman held in apartment theft case

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September 22, 2020

Mangaluru, Sept 22: Mangaluru police has made a break through of theft in an apartment at Idya in Suratkal and arrested four persons including an ex-serviceman in this connection.

Speaking to mediapersons, City Police Commissioner Vikash Kumar Vikash said on Tuesday that the arrested are ex-serviceman Naveen, Santhosh of Belthangady, and Raghu and Amesh of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

The incident took place on August 17, when thieves entered the flat belonging to Vidya Prabhu in Jardin Apartment Complex at Surathkal and decamped with Rs 51 lakh cash and 224 gram of gold ornaments. One of those nabbed, Naveen, was serving as the secretary of the apartment association.

the investigating police had arrested two persons from Thiruvananthapuram. As the investigation continued, they were able to arrest two more persons including an ex-serviceman. Naveen was serving as a manager in a wine shop while Santosh was working as a waiter in the same wine shop. The police have recovered Rs 30,85,710 cash and 224 grams gold ornaments along with the car and two-wheeler used for the crime.

The police are yet to arrest two more persons from Kerala who were also part of the theft. It was found that Vidya used to visit the flat once in a while and did not stay there regularly, he added.

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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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