Puttur: Cobra enters classroom, bites 12-year-old boy

September 16, 2015

Mangaluru, Sep 16: A cobra entered into a classroom and bit a student at the Higher Primary School in Sarvey in Puttur taluk on Tuesday.

The injured student has been identified as Puneeth (12), son of Govinda Naik.

When the class teacher was checking the weight and the height of the students, a chalk piece fell from the table. Puneeth, who picked the chalk piece was about to place it on the table, when the cobra – which was on the chair – bit him.

The student was rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru after being given first aid treatment in Puttur.

The cobra was apparently spotted in the classroom on Monday too but was later chased. The snake was later caught and released into the forest.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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