Rs 10 lakh compensation handed over to Kabeer family

July 28, 2014

Bangalore, Apr 28: Mangalore North MLA B A Mohiuddin Bava handed over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh from the State government to the family of Kabeer, who was shot dead by Anti-Naxal Force personnel near Sringeri three months ago.

Kabeer a 23-year-old Muslim youth from Krishnapur in Mangalore was gunned down on April 19 this year, near Sringeri check-post while he and four others were transporting cattle from Theerthahalli to Mangalore on a pick-up truck.

The incident has triggered communal tension in Sringeri as Sangh Parivar activists tried to attack the victim's family members, who visited Sringeri to bring back the dead body.

Series of protests were held demanding justice to Kabeer and action against ANF personnel. Even though ANF has claimed that they mistook the group for Naxals, local residents felt that it was a deliberate murder.

ANF constable Naveen G Naik, who had shot down Kabir had been granted bail by Karnataka High Court.

Initially state government announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation. But later it enhanced to Rs 10 lakh.

ZP member Melwyn D'Souza, MCC Member Ayaz Krishnapur, Purushothama Chithrapura, Prathibha Kulai, Suhail Kandak, Keshava Sanil, Krishna Ameen, Sunil, Jabbar, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Ali, Revenue Inspector Naveen, MCC Engineer Khader and others present on the occasion.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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