Spurned lover chops off teacher’s hand, shoots himself dead

December 3, 2015

Mangaluru, Dec 3: A one-sided love affair turned bloody when a 40-year-old man chopped the hand of a 35-year-old woman and later shot himself on Thursday at Mulikar village in Dharmasthala on the outskirts of the city.

Police sources said that Umesh Gowda, a resident of Neriya committed suicide by shooting himself with a rifle after chopping the hands of Honnamma, who is a teacher at an anganwadi school in Mulikar.

It is learnt that Gowda was in love with Honnamma for a couple of years and recently he had proposed her.

Even though she had accepted the proposal, when she came to know that he was an alcoholic, she decided to spurn him.

However, Gowda was constantly harassing the woman and forcing her to marry him. He had also barged into her anganwadi twice recently and tried to attack her.

On Thursday evening, when Honnamma was leaving anganwadi after sending children home, Gowda came with a sickle and a rifle and allegedly chopped her hand.

In spite of her critical condition, Honamma ran inside anganawadi and locked the door and started screaming. Meanwhile, Gowda shot himself and collapsed on the spot.

A severely injured Honnamma was then rushed to hospital. A case has been registered at Beltangady police station.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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