Mangaluru | Man dies as compound wall collapses at Kulur amid heavy rains

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September 19, 2020

Mangaluru, Sep 19: A labourer lost his life after a compound wall collapsed amidst incessant rains at Kuluru in Mangaluru today.

The victim has been identified as Umesh (38), a resident of Neermarga.

The tragedy occurred near St Antony’s Church at Kulur. It is learnt that Umesh and two other labourers were working on a neighbouring compound belonging to one Jadagish.

When they realized that the compound wall near the church will fall on them, they started running.

However, Umesh fell and all of a sudden the compound wall collapsed fell on him burying him under the debris, sources said. The other two other workers escaped unhurt.

Even though police and fire personnel launched a rescue operation with the help of locals, Umesh breathed his last.

A case has been registered at Kavoor police station and investigations are on.

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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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