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ACB unearths Rs 70.18 lakh cash staked in Mangaluru house of Udupi RTO officer

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March 18, 2019

Bengaluru, Mar 18: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials have unearthed cash staked in a house in Mangaluru by Udupi Taluk RTO Assistant Commissioner R M Varnekar who was caught along with his assistant red hand while accepting bribe for showing official favour.

ACB in a release here on Monday said that Varnekar demanded Rs 6500 from an applicant for certifying Rs 65,000 insurance amount for a Car which was burnt during Aero Show held in the City last month. Later he agreed for Rs 5000 and asked the applicant to handover the money to one of his staff Munaff who was arrested while receiving the bribe amount. The officials had also seized Rs 30,670 unaccounted cash from Munaff. Both were arrested and were remanded to Judicial custody by a Magistrate before whom they were produced.

Following the information during investigation the ACB officials searched the house of Varnekar in Mangaluru and were astonished to see Rs 70,18,237 in various high denomination staked in the house. Documents pertaining to Houses, Flats, Land, Bank Account and two Bank Loker keys etc., were also recovered.

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kumar
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Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019

May be follower of Chawkidar. 

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February 29,2020

Udupi, Feb 29: Senior Congress leader and Udupi’s crackers trader K Krishnaraja Saralaya allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well outside his house at Paniyadi on Saturday.

He was 87, Krishnaraja was leading a solitary life. It is suspected that he ended his life ''due to mental agony''.

He is survived by two daughters. One is settled in Australia another is in Bengaluru. Saralaya had also served as President of Udupi Town Co-operative Society. The police visited the spot .

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July 23,2020

Mandya, Jul 23: Upset over contracting Covid 19, a 55-year-old man, ended his life by hanging himself, at the designated Covid hospital, in Mandya, on Wednesday night.

The deceased patient is from Kandegala village, Malvalli taluk, Mandya district. He was ailing from renal problems and was under treatment. 

However, he contracted the virus and tested positive for Covid-19. Upset over this, he ended his life by hanging himself on the window grill, in the hospital bathroom, midnight. The incident came to light when other patients went to the toilet.

His last rites were conducted as per the designated Covid-19 protocol, on Thursday, said District Health Officer Dr H P Manchegowda.

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April 29,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 29: A fire incident was reported inside the premises of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Wednesday morning.

According to official sources, the fire was noticed at the Forge and Foundry division in the HAL complex and as many as eight fire tenders are engaged in fighting the mishap.

According to initial reports, the fire was noticed at a stockyard, where magnesium stockpile caught fire.

The fire fighters had cordoned off the entire area in the vicinity and the fire has been contained.

No casualties had been reported, due to the incident, the sources added.

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