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Mangaluru: Cops arrest 5 highway robbers who used to target NRIs, businessmen

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October 23, 2017

Managluru, Oct 23: Five persons who had allegedly robbed several people on National Highway 66 between Mangaluru and Kasaragod were arrested by police on Sunday.

The arrested have been identified as Ravikumar, 24; Khaleel K, 27; Rajesh, 30; Mohammed Azeem, 23; and Javed Abbas, 24, all residents of Kunjathooru, Manjeshwar.

According to the police, the accused used to waylay people at a secluded place in Kallapu near Thokkottu under Ullal police station limits. The gang allegedly used to target NRIs when they travel from Mangaluru International Airport towards Kerala, and local businessmen who commute between Kerala and Kasaragod. 

The police have also recovered sword, iron rod, chilli powder and knives from them. A case under Act 399 IPC Section 402 and Act 4, 25 (1-B) of the Indian Arms Act has been registered. The accused have been remanded in 15 days' judicial custody.

All the five are habitual offenders. Rajesh, Javed and Khaleel have been accused of carrying out a murderous assault on one Prajwal, also a resident of Manjeshwar on October 19.

Khaleel and Javed have two other cases registered against them Rajesh is an accused in three other cases. Ravikumar has four cases against him in Puttur town, Manjeshwar and Barke police stations.

It has also come to light that the accused are involved in peddling ganja from Kerala.

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April 10,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 10: Complaints have been registered after it came to light that the conditional permission to enter the Dakshina Kannada district for non-COVID-19 patients from Kerala has been misused on two occasions.

Police said on Friday that the Patients are allowed into the district after filling an online form and getting it authorised from the medical officer from Kasargod district hospital.

On April 9, a patient had arrvived at the district hospital complaining of head ache. After preliminary check up by the physician he left in an ambulance that had arrived from Kasargod earlier carrying another patient without informing the physician.

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May 8,2020

Mangaluru, May 8: Dr Arathi Krishna, former deputy chairman of Karnataka NRI Forum, today called on Karnataka chief secretary Vijaya Bhaskar and urged him to exert pressure on the Centre through chief minister to expedite evacuation of Kannadigas stuck in Saudi Arabia amidst covid-19 lockdown. 

She also conveyed the message from labourers in Gulf countries requesting for free quarantine facility upon their arrival. Positively responding to the demand, Mr Bhaskar said that free quarantine facility will be arranged at BSF base in Bengaluru apart from paid quarantine facility in different hotels and guest houses.

Dr Arathi Krishna told coastaldigest.com that she also spoke to the officials in-charge of Gulf in the Ministry of External Affairs  and requested them to take necessary steps to add more special flights from Gulf countries to Karnataka. 

The officials have promised to consider operating flight from Riyadh to Mangaluru via Dammam in the second wave of evacuation, the schedule of which is expected to be announced in a few days, she said.

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April 11,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Seven more people have tested positive for coronavirus taking the tally to 214 in the state.

"Coronavirus cases rise to 214 in Karnataka, with seven more people testing positive between 5 PM Friday and 12 PM Saturday," said the Karnataka health department.

According to the health department, all these seven people have a history of contact with COVID-19 patients. Five of them are workers of a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru.

"Out of the total cases in the state, six people have died while 37 others were cured or discharged," added the state health department.

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