Rape survivor runs 1km, knocks at police station

August 22, 2014

Bangalore, Aug 22: She ran down a dark road, covering at least 1km, and stopped only when she saw a car. Semi-nude and breathless, she flagged it down and reached a police station in Tavarekere, 27km west of Bangalore.

It was 5am Thursday, and she had been raped through the night by three men who had offered to drop her home when she was waiting in Majestic on Wednesday night. Instead, they had taken her to a farmhouse near Bidadi and assaulted her.

She had managed to sneak out as dawn broke. The 23-year-old woman recounted her horror to police, who swooped down on the farmhouse and arrested the trio.

The rape survivor and the trio were subjected to medical tests. Preliminary investigations confirmed rape, police said, adding that the car, a Maruti SX4, used to pick her up was seized.

The three men, Arun Narasimhamurthy Gowda, 24, Kempa Narasimha, 36, and Mahadev alias Mahadevaiah, 45, are said to be from affluent families. Arun is a cement and steel businessman from Magadi taluk. Kempa, also from Magadi, is a timber merchant, while Mahadev looked after the farmhouse that belongs to Arun's friend Muniraju. When police questioned Muniraju, he said he wasn't aware of the incident.

According to the survivor who is from Bihar, Arun and Kempa approached her when she was waiting for a bus to Bidadi, to reach home. "I was leaving my workplace around 10pm when two men offered to drop me near my home, claiming they were headed in the same direction. So I agreed to get into their car (KA 42 M 3624)," she said.

The duo drove to the farmhouse, saying they had some work to finish, and would drop her after that. "A third man joined them in the farmhouse. They locked me inside and raped me. I managed to escape from the room, ran to the road and reached the police station," she told police.

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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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Udupi NRI duped of Rs 12.25 lakh in Telegram investment scam

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December 4,2025

Udupi: A 40-year-old NRI from Udupi has reportedly lost more than Rs 12.25 lakh in an online investment scam operated through Telegram.

According to a complaint filed at the CEN police station, Leo Jerome Mendonsa, who has been working in Dubai for the past 15 years in computer accessories sales, maintains NRI accounts in Karkala and Nitte.

On November 12, 2025, Mendonsa was added to a Telegram group called Instaflow Earnings by unknown individuals. Users identified as Priya and Dipannita persuaded him to invest in “Revenue Tasks.” Initially, Mendonsa transferred Rs 1,100 multiple times and received the promised returns, encouraging him to continue.

On November 14, another user, Nishmitha Shetty, directed him to register on a website, digitvisionuoce.cc, and invest Rs 4 lakh in various shares. Over the next few days, he made multiple transfers totaling Rs 12,25,000, including Rs 50,000 via Google Pay, believing the scheme was legitimate.

After receiving the money, the alleged handlers stopped responding, and neither the invested amount nor the promised profits were returned.

The CEN police have registered a case under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act and Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and investigations are ongoing.

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