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Police arrest two in Kemmannu murder case

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July 1, 2012

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Udupi, July 1: The Udupi district police have claimed to have solved NRI's wife murder at Kemmannu village on June 25 with the arrest of two persons on Saturday.

Police have arrested nephew of the deceased, Harish Poojary (30) and his friend Santosh Poojary (29).

Addressing presspersons here, Superintendent of Police M B Boralingaiah said that the woman Shakuntala Poojary (40) was murdered by the duo. Both had visited the house of Shakuntala and strangulated her to death with her own veil on June 25. The duo then took 'mangalsutra', a gold chain, two rings, a pair of earrings, from the body before fleeing. But they had not touched the cupboards.

Harish is a resident of Uppoor village and ran a travel agency, while Santosh is a resident of Heroor village, a construction worker, Mr. Boralingaiah said.

He said that Shakuntala had prepared two glasses of juice for Harish and his friend on the fateful day. These two glasses had led the police to believe that someone known to her must have committed the crime.

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Shakuntala and her two children had moved to the new house at Kemmannu two months ago from Mumbai. Harish had attended the house-warming ceremony and had seen Shankuntala wearing gold ornaments and had gathered information that Shakuntala's husband Ashok Poojary was working in Muscat and earning well.

However, a person who had seen the two accused moving near his house, identified Harish through old family photographs. “This helped us in tracking down the accused. The informer was of great help,” Mr. Boralingaiah said.

He said that the general public should share any information about crime with the police. This would help in reducing crime. The identity of such informers would be protected.

A cash prize of Rs. 10,000 had been given to the police team, which cracked the case. We will also be rewarding the informer, Mr. Boralingaiah said.

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April 25,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 25: Heavy rain lashed Mangaluru and surrounding areas on Saturday, providing the people respite from the sweltering heat, which they have been experiencing for the last few weeks. 

The rain, which started around 10.30 pm on Friday, lashed heavily after 2 am. Later, there was drizzle for sometime before it stopped raining around 8 am. 

People were seen walking towards the market to purchase essential commodities holding an umbrella and wearing a raincoat.

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April 4,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 4: The mother and grandmother of the 10-month-old baby boy, under treatment at a private hospital in Deralakatte here for COVID-19 infection, tested negative.

Doctors at the hospital said the condition of the infant, who was admitted with an acute respiratory infection, was stable and there had been a good response to the treatment being given in isolation.

The child, hailing from Sajipanadu Village in Bantwal Taluk was admitted to a hospital at Deralakatte in Mangaluru for treatment on March 23 as it had developed respiratory problems. 

On March 24, the child’s condition worsened and hence his throat swabs was sent for COVID-19 testing. On March 27, reports of the tests confirmed that the child was infected with COVID-19.

Health authorities are of the view that the baby might have contracted the disease when the family travelled recently to Kasaragod in Kerala, a district identified as a hotspot for Coronavirus.

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June 5,2020

Mangaluru, June 5: A local businessman was hacked to death while two of his relatives suffered critical injuries in a broad daylight attack by a group of miscreants at Mulki on the outskirts of the city today.

The victim has been identified as Abdul Lateef (38). He was proprieter of Align Gold, Moodbidri. His wife is an advocate in Moodbidri. 

Abdul Lateef's father-in-law Muneer and latter's son Hayat suffered stab injuries. They are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mangaluru. 

The attack took place near the Vijaya Bank in Mulki. 

According to sources, a gang of miscreants stabbed all three. While Abudl Lateef succumbed to his injuries, the other two are responding to the treatment. 

Police have registered a case. Investigations are on. 

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