Mangaluru: Two young men, identified as Varun (26) and Veekshit (26), have been reported missing after they went for a swim near Alape Padpu on Sunday evening. The incident took place when six youths, including Varun and Veekshit, ventured to a water-filled pond in the vicinity of Padpu in Alape.
During their swim, all six individuals were submerged underwater, and tragically, two of them failed to resurface. As the news of their disappearance emerged, local authorities were immediately alerted.
In response, the police and fire brigade rushed to the location to commence search and rescue operations. The search operation is currently underway to locate the missing individuals.
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Hathras (UP) (PTI): The blood-soaked body of an elderly man was found inside his house in Paharpur village here on Tuesday morning, police said.
The deceased, Jagdish Prasad Sharma, 75, who lived alone, had gone to sleep in his house on Monday night, officials said.
On Tuesday morning, his blood-soaked body was lying on a cot, with marks on his head and body indicating blows from a sharp-edged weapon, they said, adding that the police suspect murder.
Police and forensic teams reached the spot upon receiving information and sent the body for a post-mortem, they said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Ramanand Kushwaha said that Sharma, a retired Health Department employee, had been living alone since his wife's death during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He owned around 20-25 bighas of land and was also engaged in money lending, the officer said.
