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Mangaluru: Another held for stripping, robbing, blackmailing college student

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March 6, 2016

Mangaluru, Mar 6: Almost three weeks after a diploma student in the city was stripped, beaten and robbed by a group of four miscreants, the police have managed to arrest the main accused.battery

A team of Mangaluru CCB police led by inspector Valentine D'Souza nabbed Jayaprakash (24) alias JP a resident of Boloor, Mangaluru from Shirahallai village near Shikaripura in Shivamogga district on Saturday.

Akshay, a 19-year-old student from Neerumarga was kidnapped by four friends in an auto-rickshaw and taken to Sultan Battery on February 14, the Valentine's Day.

The boy was forced to remove his clothes off and stand in his undergarments. One among the accused then hit him with a cane. The accused, who are four in number, left the place after robbing the student of his cash.

These four miscreants also made a video of the student in his undergarments and threatened him that they would release the video on the social media if he approached the police.

The very next day, the boy and his parents approached the Urwa police and lodged a complaint as the accused released the video on the social media. The complaint later was referred to the Mangaluru Rural Police.

A week after the incident police managed to arrest two accused identified as Joel and Vikky Bappal. The police are on the look-out for the fourth accused identified as Loy.

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Sneha kulal
 - 
Sunday, 6 Mar 2016

this type of criminal only spoiling our city name, must put this people out of the country,

Mohan Chandra
 - 
Sunday, 6 Mar 2016

maximum punishment needed they have to remember while thinking of it.

Chandini
 - 
Sunday, 6 Mar 2016

he must recieve maximum punishment.

priyamani
 - 
Sunday, 6 Mar 2016

well done police team, soon u find out the culprit.

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May 17,2020

Bengaluru, May 17: Karnataka Government on Sunday decided to appoint Administrative Committees, to over 6000 Panchayat Bodies, in the state, who’s five-year term would comes to an end this month.

Speaking to the media here, the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Minister, K S Eshwarappa informed that the state cabinet met recently had favored to appoint committees which would replace the elected bodies.

Informing that there is provision in the Panchayath Raj Act to appoint the committees, he said that the concerned Deputy Commissioners of the district, would appoint the members, to the committee, who were eligible to be nominated to the committees.

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April 25,2020

Kalaburagi, Apr 25: In order to make people aware about the precautionary steps required to be taken in order to contain the spread of coronavirus, Muslim clerics here are making announcements from mosques after 'Azaan' urging people to follow the government guidelines to keep infection at bay.

Speaking to news agency, Ateeq Ur Rahman Ashrafi, All India Imams Council Karnataka's state president, said, "Under our council, there are around 80 mosques and after Azaan we are spreading awareness about COVID-19. I also appeal to other mosques to make such announcements and follow government guidelines."

This year, due to the spread of the virus, Muslim clerics have requested people to offer prayers inside their homes and avoid any kind of social gathering.

The country is under lockdown till May 3. All religious places including mosques have been closed to stop the transmission of the highly contagious virus.

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March 24,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 24: Amidst uncertainty and fear in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the prices of vegetables and fruits have shot up in the coastal city of Mangaluru.

Fearing complete closure of shops, people arrived at the market to purchase vegetables in large numbers today morning.

Encashing the situation, the traders too increased the prices of vegetables and fruits.

Tomatoes that were sold for Rs 15 to 20 per kg in the last few days were sold at Rs 40 to 60 per kg. 

Long yard beans were sold at Rs 50 per kg while okra fetched Rs 60 per kg in the market. Onions were sold at Rs 40 to Rs 60 per kg.

Owing to rumours, the price of chicken was reduced to Rs 50 per kg. On Monday, it had increased to Rs 70 to Rs 80 per kg.

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