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Man goes missing sparking rumours of abduction

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December 24, 2011

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Udupi, December 24: Sadashiva Gowda, a resident of Gundi near Eedu village, who had recently shifted to Kabinale village in Karkala taluk, has gone missing since December 19, even as rumours spread that he may have been abducted by suspected naxalites. However, the police say that Sadashiva Gowda is missing. Superintendent of Police Y.S. Ravi Kumar told The Hindu that the police continued to search for Sadashiva Gowda. He said that Sadashiva Gowda was last seen at Mavinakatte near Kabinale village under the Hebri police station limits, where he purchased some items from a petty shop on Monday. He then left towards the forests near Tengamar village and nobody had seen him since then.


The police had questioned the family of Sadashiva Gowda on his whereabouts, but they too could not help. He had asked the family members to file a (man) missing complaint at the police station on Saturday.


Asked if Sadashiva Gowda had been kidnapped, Mr. Ravi Kumar said: “If somebody has been kidnapped, there has to be some call making demands. This is not the case. Nor has a body been found”


He said that the police had searched all hospitals in Karkala and Hebri towns in Udupi district and Moodabidri town in Dakshina Kannada district. But they had not been able to find Sadashiva Gowda there. The police and the Anti-Naxal Force had intensified combing operations in the forests, he said.


Some journalists in Kundapur town, about 35 kilometres from Udupi, reportedly received a phone call from a suspected naxalite who identified himself as Vishwa saying that Sadashiva Gowda was a “police informer” and that he had been “taught a lesson” by the naxalites. Vishwa spoke from a mobile telephone belonging to Sadashiva Gowda, the journalists said. It was after this “phone call” that rumours about the whereabouts of Sadashiva Gowda spread.


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March 7,2020

Palghar, Mar 7: Police have arrested a man for allegedly cheating several shopkeepers in Maharashtra's Thane, Pune and Nashik by making phone calls in a woman's voice, police said on Friday.

The accused, Shashikant Ambekar (42), a resident of Palghar, was arrested in the last week of February, they said.

"He used to note down the phone numbers mentioned on different shops and call the owners in a woman's voice to order some things from them. He would tell them that he had a Rs 2000 currency note and needed change," an official said.

"He would ask the shopkeepers to send smaller denomination notes for exchange. He would wait at the entrance of buildings and when the delivery man arrived, he used to tell that he was there on behalf of the ''caller woman''.

"He would then take the currency notes from the delivery man saying he would get the Rs 2,000 note from the woman. However, he would disappear from the scene," the official said.

Police have seized Rs 1,85,000 from the accused and found that so far he has committed 22 similar crimes in different parts of the state.

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April 11,2020

Hyderabad, Apr 11: With the Telangana government banning spitting in public places in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, a police case has been registered here against a man for violating the rule.

During vehicle-checking on Friday, police found the man spitting on the road here and registered a case against him for disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant, police said.

Spitting in public places and institutions has been banned in the state in view of the pandemic with the government saying such acts pose a serious threat of leading to spread of infections.

"In the interest of public health and safety, the spitting of paan/any chewable tobacco or non-tobacco product, sputum in public places & institutions is hereby BANNED with immediate effect," a gvernment notification said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of hygiene and cleanliness in both personal as well as public spheres, the April 6 notification issued by the Health, Medical and Family Welfare department said.

"It is of utmost need to impose restrictions on unhealthy practices that may potentially lead to spread of such viruses and other infections," it said.

The habit of public spitting poses a serious threat of leading to spread of such infections, the notification added.

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July 31,2020

Amaravati, Jul 31: Nine people have died after allegedly consuming sanitiser in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today, the police said.

Prakasam district Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal said the people had been consuming sanitiser for the past few days, mixing it with water and soft drinks.

"We are also investigating whether they laced the sanitiser with any other toxic substances," the official said.

"Their family members say these people have been consuming sanitiser for the past ten days. We are sending the sanitiser stocks, being sold in the area, for examination," he added.

Kurichedu in Prakasam district has been under lockdown due to rise in coronavirus cases and hence, liquor shops have also been shut since the past few days.

Habitual drinkers were said to be consuming sanitisers that have alcohol content, apart from illicitly distilled arrack.

The police said two beggars near a temple were the first to fall victim on Thursday night. While one of them was found dead at the spot, another died in the government hospital in Darsi town, they said.

A third person was also taken to the Darsi hospital late on Thursday night after he fell unconscious but he was declared brought dead. Six others who fell ill after allegedly consuming sanitiser, died this morning.

Others who fell ill after consuming sanitiser are undergoing treatment at their residences in the village, the police added.

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