Udupi: In a breakthrough, Malpe Police on Sunday arrested three men in connection with the brutal murder of Saifuddin alias Saif, a rowdy-sheeter and owner of the AKMS private bus service, who was hacked to death in broad daylight at Salmar near Malpe-Kodavoor on Saturday.
The arrested men have been identified as Muhammad Faisal Khan (27), a resident of Mission Compound in Udupi; Muhammad Sharief (37), from Janata Colony in Karamballi, Udupi; and Abdul Shukoor, also known as Addu (43), a resident of Krishnapura in Surathkal.
The three accused were produced before a local court in Udupi after their arrest.
The investigation was carried out under the guidance of Udupi Deputy Superintendent of Police D.T. Prabhu. The special investigation team was led by Malpe Circle Inspector Ramachandra Nayak, with Malpe SI Anil Kumar D. and a team of police constables assisting in the operation.
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Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
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"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
