Unknown bikers set Muslim youth on fire; rickshaw driver saves his life

CD Network

July 6, 2017

Kalaburgi, Jul 6: A Muslim youth was set on fire alive near Hagarga village on the outskirts of Kalaburagi on Wednesday. The victim is undergoing treatment in the district hospital with about 40 % burns.

The victim was identified as Mohammad Nooruddin (22), resident of Millat Nagar who works at a saw mill in Gunj locality.

The incident occurred when Nooruddin was waiting for a bus near KCT College Bus Stand to reach his work place and a group of four members on two motorbikes approached him wanting to know the way to reach Inamdar College. They asked him to lead them to the college and rode with him on their motorbikes to an isolated area and set him on fire.

The police have recorded the statement of the victim. Nooruddin, according to the police, said that the accused picked him up and took him to an isolated place towards Hagarga village on the outskirts of the city and allegedly poured petrol on him and set him on fire before fleeing.

Fortunately, an autorickshaw driver who was passing by found Nooruddin and rushed him to the district hospital. A case has been registered at the M.B. Nagar Police Station limits.

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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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