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Mangaluru: Teen brother who murdered 16-yr-old college girl is a mobile game addict

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October 27, 2019

Mangaluru, Oct 27: The murder accused brother of city college girl Fiona Swedal Cutinho, whose skeleton was unearthed by cops near her house last night, was a mobile addict and spent most of his time playing violent mobile games, sources said. 

The missing case of Fiona, 16, took a turn after 18 days on Saturday when her 18-year-old brother Samson Cutinho confessed to her murder. It is learnt that Samson got extremely addicted to mobile games and videos after failing engineering exams.

The victim, a resident of Kambalapadavu at Pajir village on the outskirts of the city was studying in first PU of St Agnes College in Manglauru. On October 9, her parents had filed a missing complaint in jurisdictional Konaje police station.

In their complaint, the parents had claimed that Fiona hadn’t returned home after going to college on October 8. After 15 days, the local residents had submitted an appeal to the city police commissioner urging him intensify probe into the missing case.

During investigation, the cops found out that the last network location of missing girl’s mobile was showing Mudipu, in which area her house falls. Based on this clue the cops interrogated the family members intensely.

When he was subjected to rigorous interrogation, Samson confessed to the crime and revealed that he had killed her and dumped her body in the forest behind their house. 

Last night, the police took the accused to the spot where he had dumped the body and unearthed the skeleton. It is said that Samson was jealous of his younger sister. According to police, he bludgeoned her head with a hammer at home after she returned from the college when their parents were away.

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May 21,2020

Mangaluru, May 21: A man who was quarantined in Moodbidri town of Dakshina Kannada after returning from Mumbai has reportedly committed suicide under mysterious circumstances.

The victim has been identified as Dayanand Poojary from Kadandale.

The exact reason for the suicide is not yet known. However, it is suspected that he might have resorted to the extreme step out of fear about COVID-19 and about the means of his future livelihood.

He was admitted to the quarantine facility at Kadandale school around 1 am on Thursday, May 21. Within a couple of hours he ended his life, sources said.

A case has been registered and investigations are on.

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April 4,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 4: With the district administration formally confirming three new cases of covid-19, the total number of coronavirus positive cases in Dakshina Kannada today mounted to 12. 

A 43-year-old man from Thumbey in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada had been to Delhi on March 11 due to personal work and returned on March 22. His throat swabs were sent for testing on April 2 though he was healthy. Today the report of the test claimed that he was infected with covid-19. However, he is still said to be healthy.

In another case, a man from Udupi, who had returned from Dubai on March 21, was under medical observation after he landed at Mangaluru International Airport. The district administration today claimed that he too is suffering from the covid-19. 

A resident of Thokkottu, on February 6, had travelled to Mumbai and then visited Delhi. On March 6 he had returned to Mangaluru. On April 2, his throat swabs were sent for testing and the report today showed positive.

All three have been admitted to Wenlock Hospital for treatment.

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July 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 23: The Siddi community in Karnataka got its first lawmaker as Governor Vajubhai Vala nominated five persons, including Shantharama Budna Siddi, to the Karnataka Legislative Council on Wednesday.

Shantharama Siddi had been working as a social worker and was a post holder at the Vanavasi Kalyan Prakalpa, a tribal welfare initiative of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

The Siddis, an ethnic group in India, are said to have descended from the people of the East African region. They are included in the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Karnataka.

Apart from the Shantharama, the inclusion of CP Yogishwar, who had left Congress to join BJP in 2017 but failed to retain his seat in the 2018 Assembly polls, is also considered as a big decision.

Adagur H Vishwanath, another former JDS leader, who had quit his party and joined BJP but failed to retain his seat has also caught the attention of the people.

Further, Governor Vala has nominated Talwar Sabanna and Bharathi Shetty to the Upper House in the state.

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