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Teenager among two held for robbing elderly man of Rs 27 lakh

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December 10, 2018

Mangaluru, Dec 10: Two persons including a teenager have been arrested by the sleuths of the Central Sub Division Anti Rowdy Squad on charge of robbing an elderly man of Rs. 27 lakh.

The police gave the names of the accused as Mohammed Shafi (26) and Mohammed Riyaz (19), both from Ilantila Nejikar in Belthangady taluk.

On October 20, the suspects reportedly assaulted 64-year-old Ganesh Kamath near Shrirama Bhajana Mandir in Bejai at around 8 p.m. and took away a bag containing Rs. 27 lakh.

The police said that Kamath was attacked while he was returning home with the cash that he had collected from a few borrowers.

The police said that Shafi was an accused in a rape and six other criminal cases. There was no past crime record against Riyaz. The police have recovered Rs. 16.57 lakh from the arrested persons. They have seized the motorcycle reportedly used by the accused in the crime.

The Anti Rowdy Squad was led by Police Inspector Ravish Nayak.

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ahmedalik
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Monday, 10 Dec 2018

This is the fault of their parents who failed to teach good manners.

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May 23,2020

Udupi, May 23: Five more persons tested positive for coronavirus in the coastal district of Udupi today. 

They include three men aged 37, 55, 31 and two women aged 48 and 34. 

Among them four are returnees from Mumbai and one is foreign returnee.

With this the total number of covid-19 cases in the district rose to 55.

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April 22,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 22: Iftar parties, Taraweeh and weekly Friday prayers in mosques have been banned in the district during Ramadan amid Coronavirus theat, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said here on Wednesday.

In a release issued here, she said, “As per the guidelines issued by the State government and Wakf Board, arranging Iftar gathering, and offering Taraveeh Namaz and Friday Namaz at mosques or dargas during the month of Ramadan has been prohibited as a precaution measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Therefore, offer prayers at homes instead of going to mosques," the DC said.

“No one can perform Namaz in the mosques except the muezzin and the Pesh imam and the staff of the mosque. Also, gathering neighbors and offering collective prayers at anybody's home is also not allowed. Masjid administration committees must follow the directives of the government, Wakf Board and the District Administration”, the DC urged.

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January 11,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 11: Reacting to the recent video clippings provided to the media by former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy in connection with the December 19 unrest in Mangaluru, city Police Commissioner Dr PS Harsha on Saturday said that the video has to be seen in a proper sequence to come to a conclusion on the happenings of that day.

Releasing videos in bits and pieces on social media or any platform will not help disclose the truth, said Harsha.

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