Mangaluru, Dec 17: An advocate has shot himself dead with a pistol at Sampaje village in Madikeri taluk of Kodagu district under mysterious circumstances.
The deceased has been identified as Devicharan (39), son of film producer and writer Deviprasad.
Devicharan resorted to the extreme step when he was alone at the house last night, sources said. He is survived by his wife and two children.
A case has been registered at jurisdictional police station and investigations are on.
Mangaluru, Jul 3: Four central crime branch (CCB) police personnel tested positive for coronavirus on Friday in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
So far, eighteen police personnel, including an official of the ACP rank and 12 from Ullal police station, have tested positive for Covid-19 in the district in the last few days, police sources said.
A policeman from Mangaluru Rural station and another from Puttur station have also been infected.
All the personnel who tested positive have been admitted to the designated Covid-19 hospitals.
City police commissioner Vikash Kumar Vikash said adequate protection has been provided to police personnel who were fighting the pandemic and the members of their families.
As of Thursday, the total coronavirus cases in the district stood at 923 and the toll 18 while the state's infection count has crossed the 18,000 mark with 272 deaths.
Bengaluru, Jan 13: A criminal case was registered against two persons for allegedly defaming Chamarajpet MLA BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan by posting defamatory comments against him on Facebook.
Police registered a case based on a complaint filed by the MLA's staffer, Mohammed Ayub Pasha, on Friday. The suspects were identified as Sharath ITI and Sri Rushikumar Swamiji, based on the profile names in the Facebook posts.
Case under IT Act
Pasha said he found the defamatory posts against Zameer and the community when he was checking his Facebook account. Chamarajpet police registered a case under the provisions of IPC and IT Act and are tracing the suspects.
Udupi, Apr 8: Six patients were admitted to isolation wards in the hospitals in the district on Tuesday.
While four people were suffering from symptoms of COVID-19, two were suffering from SARI (Severe Acute Respiratory Infection).
As many as 19 samples were collected and sent for Covid-19 testing to a laboratory in Shivamogga.
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i think half of the Sampaje village comes under Sullia and half under Madikeri taluk. Am not 100% sure. CD team must clarify.
Sampaje situated at Sullya taluk of Dakshina Kannada, Madikeri is part of Coorg District. Please be careful while reporting.
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