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Udupi: Rape-and-murder accused escapes from police

coastaldiget.com web desk
April 1, 2019

Udupi, Apr 1: In shocking incident, the prime accused in a rape-and-murder case has escaped from the police while being escorted to the Hiriyadka jail in Udupi on Sunday evening.

Hanumantha Basappa Kamballi, 39, gave police the slip on the way to the prison at 7.30pm, said Udupi SP Nisha James. She has requested the public to inform them about the whereabouts of accused in case they find him.

Kamballi is around 5 feet tall, and has dark complexion. He threw away the shirt he was wearing while escaping from police. He was wearing a green-coloured trouser.

Kamballi had allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered a 17-year-old girl at Moodusagri of Shivalli village in Udupi district on March 9. He was booked under IPC sections 376 A, 366 A and 302, and section 6 of Pocso Act. The SP had formed three teams to investigate the case. The accused was identified based on a CCTV footage, and police arrested him at Udupi city bus stand on Saturday.

The accused, a native of Badami taluk in Bagalkot district, had allegedly lured the girl with a promise of getting her a well-paying job. However, he allegedly took her to an isolated place and committed the crime.

According to investigation, the accused strangulated the girl using her dupatta when she screamed and threatened to inform police and her family about the incident.

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April 20,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 20: Dakshina Kannada police have warned of stringent legal action against people who share photos of the coronavirus victims in the district and other patients on social websites.

District superintendent of police B M Laxmi Prasad in a release, warned the people that strict legal action will be taken against those who flout rules.

Police have noted that a picture of one of the COVID-19 victims in the area is being shared on social media.

Providing any information about coronavirus-infected patients or victims publicly is a punishable offence, he said.

The police are putting together information about the people who shared the photo and other information about the COVID-19 in the district and have initiated legal action.

A 50-year old woman from Bantwal had died of Covid-19 at the Wenlock hospital here on Sunday.

She is the first coronavirus victim in the district.

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March 6,2020

Mysuru, Mar 6: A BJP worker was stabbed to death by unidentified persons at his apartment in Mysore in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Anand in his early thirties, was reportedly attacked with a broken beer bottle shortly after he returned home following his late night birthday party, police added.

Following information from neighbours in the apartment, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

"The murder took place between 3 am and 4 am. We are investigating who was with him at the time and what was the motive behind the killing," Mysuru police Commissioner Dr Chandragupta told reporters.

Police said further investigations are on to ascertain the motive and people behind the killing.

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May 21,2020

Mangaluru, May 21: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today recorded six fresh covid-19 positive cases. With this the total cases reported in the district so far rose to 61.

It is learnt that all the six new covid-19 patients are those who had returned to Mangaluru from Dubai on May 18. 

Al the six patients are male. Among them two people aged 44 years and three others aged 35, 42, 60 are residents of Dakshina Kannada. Another one is 29-year-old from Kalaburagi. 

They were under institutional quarantine after their return. After their throat swab tests confirmed the disease, they were shifted to covid-19 hospital in the city.

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