Sexual abuse of nursery kid: 2 held for staging protest; SDPI demands release

December 2, 2015

Mangaluru, Dec 2: Two youths were arrested by police in Ullal on charge of indulging in violence in front of a hospital at Thokkottu in the wake of a rape of a nursery student of Mangalore One School earlier this year.

The arrested have been identified as Asif (33) and Umar Koya (25), both residents of Madoor village. Both the accused were produced before a court on Tuesday evening.

It could be recalled here that a three-and-a-half-year-old girl was sexually abused by van driver of Mangalore One School located in Thokkottu on March 13.

When the victim was being treated in the Sahara Hospital in Thokkottu on the same day, the police reportedly did not allow her parents to be with her.

When the local residents came to know this, they had staged a protest in front of the hospital and accused the police of trying to cover up the issue.

Police had resorted to baton charge go disperse the protesters and bring the situation under control.

According to police sources, Asif and Umar were among those who were booked for “violent protest”. However, both were reportedly absconding.

In the wee hours of Tuesday, December 1, a team of police led by Sub Inspector Bharati conducted search in few houses in Madoor locality and took at least four persons into custody including Asif and Umar.

Protest

Hours after the arrest, a group of activists of Social Democratic Party of India staged a protest in front of Ullal police station accusing the cops of nabbing innocents. The protesters demanded immediate release of the youths.

However, after rigorous questioning, police released two of the four youths, Mohiuddin UK and Imthiyaz, and took the other two to the court.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

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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