Two thieves who burgled 10 houses held; valuables worth Rs 14 lakh seized

November 16, 2014

Udupi, Nov 16: Valuables worth nearly Rs 14 lakh stolen in various burglaries in Manipal and Udupi police station limits have been seized from two accused who were arrested in connection with another case in Karwar.

The arrested have been identified as Dodda Manja alias Manjunatha (31), resident of Tamil camp in Karwar and Manju alias Manjunatha (22), resident of Amadalli in Karwar.

The duo was arrested by the police in connection with a burglary case in Karwar. During interrogation, they confessed to have committed burglaries in Manipal and Udupi.

On receiving this information, Udupi police obtained a body warrant for the two and produced them in court after bringing them to Udupi. Thereafter, the two accused have been remanded to custody of Udupi police.

The duo confessed to committing burglaries in ten houses in Udupi and Manipal over the past 18 months. The police have recovered valuables including gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 13.7 lakh stolen during the burglaries.

The two have also disclosed the names of two jewellery stores where they had pawned a few of the stolen items.

Two teams of Udupi and Manipal police led by inspector Shrikanth and inspector Gopal Nayak conducted the investigation of the string of burglaries.

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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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