Mangaluru: Students stage protest to condemn student’s suicide

Action sought against Expert College administration

Vartha Bharati | 06-10-2018 | 16:28:00 IST

Mangaluru: Hundreds of students under the aegis of All College Students’ Association on Saturday staged a protest asking to file a criminal case against the Expert College administration, principal and lecturers, for allegedly promoting a Goa-based student Navil Saldanha Fernandes to commit suicide.

“The Expert College’s administration, principal and lecturers are responsible for the suicide of Navil Saldanha Fernandes. Though Navil had clearly mentioned the reason in his death note, the police did not take this case seriously. No action was taken against the guilty,” the students alleged.

The leaders of the association demanded that the government and the police department must seriously consider the suicide cases that have occurred in various colleges in the district.

State adviser of the association, Justice Dinakar Shetty, All College Students’ Association President Bhatesh Alakemajalu, Nihal Rai, Hitesh, Lobo, Sushant Rodrigad, Majeed, Janan Shetty, Shari, Akash, Ashvit Adapa, and others participated in the protest.

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Private bus overturns in Karnataka’s Shikaripur; 17 passengers injured

13-04-2026 ¦ 13-04-2026 IST

Shivamogga (PTI): Seventeen passengers were injured after a private bus overturned in Shikaripur town in the district on Monday, police said.

Of the injured, 15 sustained minor injuries, while two others suffered grievous ones, they said.

All the injured were shifted to hospitals and are stated to be out of danger, police added.

According to police, the incident occurred this morning when the bus had just entered Shikaripur town from Shivamogga.

The bus driver, in an attempt to avoid hitting a two-wheeler rider who came in its path, allegedly applied the brakes, following which the bus overturned, resulting in the accident.

The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed in the vicinity, a senior police officer said.

With the help of locals who rushed to the spot immediately, the injured were taken to hospitals for treatment, police said.

Further investigation is underway.