Mangaluru: Another youth allegedly murdered in Ullal

Mangaluru, May 23: A youth, who was found on railway tracks at Ullal yesterday in a critical condition, succumbed to his injuries at district Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru today.

The deceased has been identified as Nithesh Shetty (27), a resident of Kolya Kaneeruthota, near here. His sister Nita has lodged a murder complaint at Ullal police station.

In her complaint, she has stated that the victim, before breathing his last, had revealed the names of Avinash, Dinesh and Umesh.

It is suspected that the trio attacked Shetty and dumped him on the railway tracks on Sunday. Local residents, who noticed a man lying on the tracks behind Thokkottu bar in a semi-conscious state, informed the police and took him Wenlock hospital through 108.

According to sources, he had multiple injuries and fractures throughout his body and he was not even in a condition to speak. When his sister Nita and brother-in-law Lohit tried to ask him who attacked him, the victim whispered the three names.

It is said that when Shetty was found lying on the tracks, his mobile phone and one of this two shoes were missing. His motorbike was also not there on the spot. However, on Monday morning his motorbike was found on the same spot. Police are investigating the matter.