Kasaragod: A 45-year-old security guard in Uppala town of the district who was allegedly stabbed with a knife late Tuesday night died in a hospital in Mangaluru at around midnight.
The guard, Suresh, was a resident of Payyannur. He was reportedly killed by Sawad, who is a resident of Uppala.
Manjeshwar Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.
They have said that primary investigation shows that Suresh, who worked as security guard of an apartment in Uppala, had an argument with Sawad over a trivial issue. The argument aggravated into a fight and ended with Sawad stabbing Suresh with a knife at around 10 pm on Tuesday. A seriously injured Suresh was taken to a hospital in Mangaluru immediately, but he succumbed to his injuries at around midnight, the officers added.
The murder accused, Sawad, is absconding and Manjeshwar Police are searching for him.
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Panaji (PTI): A Goa court on Thursday extended by four days the police remand of Ajay Gupta, co-owner of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, where a devastating fire on December 6 killed 25 persons.
Gupta was arrested from New Delhi on December 10. A court in Mapusa had remanded him in police custody for seven days at the time.
Gupta was presented before the lower court, which sent him to four-day police custody as his initial remand was expiring, his advocate Rohan Desai told reporters.
"Gupta had complained about back pain. The court ordered his medical examination, after which he was allowed use of a mattress in custody. He was examined by a specialised doctor at Goa Medical College and Hospital near here," the lawyer said.
Twenty-five persons, including 20 staff members and five tourists, were killed in the major blaze at the nightclub at Arpora in North Goa around midnight of December 6.
Gupta had, during the day, filed an bail application.
So far, eight persons have been arrested in connection with the case, including Gupta, and two other owners - Gaurav Luthra and his brother Saurabh - who were deported from Thailand.
Five other staffers of the nightclub arrested in the case are Rajiv Modak (Corporate General Manager), Priyanshu Thakur (Gate Manager), Rajveer Singhania (Bar Manager), Vivek Singh (General Manager) and Bharat Karan Singh Kohli (employee).
A Look Out Circular (LOC) has been issued against Surinder Kumar Khosla, another owner of the nightclub who is a British citizen, police said.
