Techie goes missing after putting up his car for sale

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December 25, 2017

Bengaluru, Dec 25: A 29-year-old software engineer working in the city has been missing since last Monday after he put up his car for sale online, the police said.

Kumar Ajitabh, who hails from Patna, had listed his vehicle on online marketplace Olx for sale. Police said Ajitabh's friends suspect that he had gone out on December 18 evening around 6:30 pm to meet a prospective car buyer.

According to police, his phone is switched off. It was reportedly active on WhatsApp till about 7:10 pm that evening, they said.

Ajitabh had got through an executive MBA programme at Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata and was about to shift from the city, where he was residing with a friend since 2010.

He is said to have put his car up for sale to fund his studies.

The car also has not yet been traced, the police said, adding they are searching for him.

Ajitabh's phone was last tracked to Gunjur on the outskirts of the city.

The engineer's family and friends have also started a social media campaign with hashtag #FindAjitabh".

Comments

Sohrab Ahmed
 - 
Tuesday, 26 Dec 2017

People must be very carefull while dealing with online shopping and market. Always meet in public place and discuss. If some one offering unbelievable low price something is fishy. Donit deal infull cash. Also donit handover vehicle or documents to any one who ever it may be.

Suresh MM
 - 
Monday, 25 Dec 2017

India becaming dangerous country to live, faith, love, value of humen beeings are lost after BJP/RSS come to power, public should understand the situation and ignore the politicians and their speaches.

Kumar
 - 
Monday, 25 Dec 2017

Probe needed. I feel fishy in this

Ganesh
 - 
Monday, 25 Dec 2017

I am sure about that he bought money from money lending people and they asked for repayment. Hee couldnt arrange money. Then lenders caught him. Thats it

Danish
 - 
Monday, 25 Dec 2017

He might be searching for money in urgent

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June 3,2020

Mangalore, Jun 3: One man was arrested by the Crime Branch of city police from Mangalore for allegedly having links with gangster Ravi Pujari, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said on Wednesday.

According to the police, the man identified as Ghulam has been sent to 10-day police custody.

"During the investigation of a case related to Ravi Pujari, it was found that one Ghulam is a close associate of Pujari and had helped him in extortion and other illegal activity. Ghulam was arrested from Mangalore. He was produced before a court and sent to 10-day police custody," Patil said.

The senior police officer said that further investigation is on in the matter.

Pujari, who was wanted in several cases including ones related to heinous crimes like murder and extortion, was brought to Bengaluru earlier this year from Senegal. He had reportedly gone underground two decades ago and had allegedly been carrying out illegal activities from abroad.

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July 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 2: A frontline covid-19 warrior who was working in the Wenlock Covid hospital in the city has been tested positive for the coronavirus. 

Sources said that he was a pathologist working in covid testing laboratory of the Wenlock Covid hospital.

A few days ago, a senior health official had tested positive for the covid-19.

Dakshina Kannada has so far recorded deaths of 18 covid-19 patients. A total of 14,137 samples have been tested, out of which 13,040 have turned out negative, and 833 positive, including 10 persons from other districts. 372 cases are currently active.

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January 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 23: City Police Commissioner PS Harsha on Thursday said that Aditya Rao, who had surrendered after planting a bomb at the Mangaluru International Airport, had studied how to assemble an explosive device online.

Speaking to media persons here, Dr Harsha said that 36-year-old Rao, who holds engineering and MBA degrees, had worked in the financial sector for some time, but left, after realising that white-collar jobs were not suited for him and turned towards blue-collar jobs.

He took up a job as a security guard of a reputed college in the district. He also worked at few hotels in the city before leaving for Bengaluru.

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