Mangaluru: ‘Customer Nagaraj’ arrested for setting beef stalls on fire

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January 16, 2021

Mangaluru, Jan 16: A 37-year-old man has been arrested by the police in connection with setting fire to two makeshift beef stalls at Olapete in Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city.

The arrested has been identified as Nagaraj alias Naga, a 37-year-old man, who was staying in a rented house along with his mother at Olapete

City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar today told media persons that Nagaraj was a regular customer at the beef stalls in Olapete. He set fire to the stalls after owners refused to give him extra beef despite being a regular customer.

At around 2 a.m. on January 9, the accused poured kerosene on the stalls and set them on fire. He also had revealed this to his mother after committing the crime, said the police.

The makeshift beef stalls had been set up nearly two months ago after the old markets were demolished to give way for a new market.

Bajrang Dal and VHP leaders in Ullal had previously appealed to the police and Ullal CMC commissioner to clear these stalls, dubbing them as illegal ‘beef stalls’. The stalls were owned by M C Bava, M C Khader and Haneef.

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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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