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Mangalore, Udupi Shootouts: City police arrest seven including four aids of underworld don

August 25, 2011

Mangalore, August 25: Seven people, including four associates of underworld don Bannanje Raja were arrested by the city police in connection with Kadri and Udupi shootouts.

Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh gave the names of the accused as Devudas Shetty (44) of Kottara Chowki, Neeraj Shrivastav (25) alias Manish Kumar alias Rahul of Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh, Ali Hussain (22) of Gorakhpur and Vinod Kulal (29) of Jalligudde.

Acting on a credible information a Police team led by Inspector Vinay Gaunkar raided a secret dwelling in Kottara Chouki here on Thursday at 11: 00 am and arrested the above four persons. A pistol, one revolver, six cartridges, a car and mobile phones worth Rs 4.5 lakhs have been confiscated from the accused. They are said to be involved in both the shootouts.

Three others of the gang namely Amith Chaurasia (27) of Chapra, Bihar, Rehaj Khan (41) and an associate of Bannanje Raja, Puttaswamy (44) of Mysore were also arrested in a separate operation.

They had reportedly arrived in Mangalore to sell a pistol. One pistol with five rounds and an Indica car were seized from their possession.

The accused are facing attempts to murder charges. On the eve of May 26, 2011 two of the associates of the Bannanje Raja had allegedly attempted to murder Suresh Bhandari, proprietor of Prithvi developers near Kadri here. On August 19, armed men had attacked Irodi Jewellers in Udupi, firing three rounds at the cashier and security guard.

Mr Singh revealed that Uttar Pradesh Special Task force, State Intelligence and Mangalore police were jointly involved in the operation.

He also said that the confiscated weapons were country made and originated from Sivan in Bihar.

Police were pursuing Javed alias Vijay who is said to be involved in the extortion racket. Police also has information about the motorbikes used in the two attempts and the locals involved in the racket.


'No Drug Mafia'

Responding to a question Mr Singh denied the presence of any 'drug mafia' in Mangalore.

However he said that the police have arrested some peddlers and gathered information about a few students involving in illegal activities. “We are making a college-wise list and will approach the racket in a different way,” he said.

Double murder case

Speaking about the double murder case of Panjimogeru, he said the case was very sensitive and police were making considerable progress in the case.

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February 28,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 28: “Those who struggle to come up can understand people’s problems better. Yediyurappa is one such leader who has reached this position after a struggle,’’ said former chief minister Siddaramaiah, in praise of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who celebrated his 78th birthday on Thursday in Bengaluru.

Siddaramaiah was the only non-BJP leader on the dais, who not only attended the event, but was present throughout. He released a coffee table book, ‘A Leader who Saw Tomorrow’, on Yediyurappa’s life and achievements, compiled by The New Indian Express.

Dwelling on the political spectrum and human relationships, Siddaramaiah said, “Our ideologies are different, but that is limited to politics. Politics should not come between personal relationships.’’ Recalling his association with Yediyurappa, Siddaramaiah said that in 1983, he and Yediyurappa had entered the Assembly for the first time.

“Yediyurappa did not become chief minister just like that. It took years of struggle and hard work. We both have many similarities — neither of us came from political backgrounds. We came up through struggle and those who come from such backgrounds understand people,’’ he said.

Siddaramaiah said that it was Yediyurappa who first became chief minister, and he had reached the post only five years later. “I am five years younger than him, maybe that is the reason,’’ he said on a lighter note. Yediyurappa has become chief minister four times, but I have been chief minister only once, he added. He also spoke about how Yediyurappa had played an important role in bringing the BJP to power in the state, the party’s first government in South India. “Very few leaders know the pulse of the state and Yediyurappa is one among them,’’ he said.

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March 1,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 1: Noted Konkani writer and theater personality Richard John Pais died on Sunday after a brief illness, family sources said.

He was 51. He is survived by wife and two children.

Known in literary circles as ‘RJP’, his short stories, satirical writings, and poems were very popular.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Janata Dal (Secular) leader and MLA Satyanarayana passed away today due to multiple organ failure. He was 67.

Satyanarayana was representing Tumakuru’s Sira constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is survived by five daughters and one son.

It is learnt that he was suffering from multiple organ ailments from the past few days and was recently admitted to Manipal Hospital in the city. He breathed his last at 12:20 p.m.

He contested from JDS and worked three times as MLA and 2 times as MP. He was the chairman of KSRTC during the coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy.

Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda mourned his death and said, “It is a shock to hear the demise of former minister and my close friend. We are friends from the past 3 decades and I cannot recall the days without him.”

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar said, “Satyanarayana was concerned for the farmers and he was a gentleman. Hearing the news hurts me and this is an irreparable loss to the political field.”

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