Woman held for killing father, disposing of body in Hassan

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September 1, 2019

Hassan, Sep 1: A team of cops from Alur police station in Hassandistrict has arrested a Bengaluru woman after she murdered her father with the help of her male friend and his accomplice, who are also in police custody.

The accused are Vidya, her friend Chidananda, his aide Raghu. All of them are residents of Byadarahalli and nearby areas in Bengaluru. The victim, Muniraju, was a cab driver.

According to Alur police, Muniraju's objection to Vidya's alleged extramarital relationship with her friend Chidananada resulted in the murder. Vidya continued her affair with Chidananda even after her second marriage, and this riled her father.

The breakthrough came a week after Muniraju's body with stab injuries was found in the backwaters of Hemavathi, near Maniganahalli, Kundur Hobli, on August 26. He was murdered on August 23. The body bore stab injuries and ligature marks around the neck. Alur police registered a murder case and began investigation. In the meantime, Vidya lodged a missing complaint in Bengaluru, which helped Alur police in identifying Muniraju's body. She had even identified her father.

Two days after Muniraju's identity was revealed, police tracked call records and picked up Chidananda for questioning. He confessed that Vidya had offered him Rs 15 lakh to murder her father as she felt inconvenienced by her father's demand to end her relationship with Chidananda.

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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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