Madrasa teacher attacked by gang at Charmadi; residents protest, two held

May 20, 2015

Mangaluru, May 20: A young Madrasa teacher was brutally assaulted by a gang of miscreants without any provocation at Charmadi in Belthangady taluk on Monday night.

A severely injured Sameer Musliyar (29), a teacher at Hayathul Islam Madrasa, Charmadi, is undergoing treatment at a hospital.

According to Belthangady police, Sameer was returning home from Madrasa on a motorcycle at around 10:30 p.m.

A group of miscreants came in two separate vehicles and blocked his way. They have been identified as Naveen, Puttu, Ashoka, Kushala, Vikky, Vinod and Harikishan and others. The police said all the assaulters were residents of the area Sameer resided in.

All of a sudden they started abusing Sameer. A few of them assaulted him. However, Sameer managed to reach home alone. His family members immediately rushed him to a hospital for treatment.

On a complaint by Sameer, the police have arrested two persons and are on the lookout for the other persons. The arrested have been identified as Kishor and Sudhakar, residents of Sudhakar.

Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr A Sharanappa on Tuesday visited injured Sameer at the hospital and also met his family members and assured to take action against culprits.

Meanwhile, Madrasa students and local residents staged a protest at Charmadi demanding immediate arrest of all the culprits.

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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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