Puttur: Two Girls drown in pond
Puttur, Dec.15: Two school girls drowned in pond at Moolyatadka in Kolthige village in Bellare station limit on Saturday evening.
Sanjana (11) daughter of Muthappa Gowda and his sisiter's daughter Prajna (12) are the deceased girls. While Sanjana was studying in 6th standard, Prajna was a seventh standard student of Kolthige government school.
The duo had gone to school on Saturday morning. It is suspected that they might have accidentally fallen into the pond while trying to venture into the water.
It is said the the pond in question was covered with plastic. The bodies were taken out of the water and were sent for post mortem to Puttur government hospital.
A case has been filed in Bellare police station.
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Man allegedly arrives with deadly weapon to attack another, caught by public in Jokatte
Panambur: A man who allegedly came armed to attack another person was caught by members of the public and later handed over to police in Jokatte late on Friday night.
The accused has been identified as Naveen Poojari, originally from Vamanjoor and presently residing in Jokatte.
According to police sources, Naveen was married and has an eight-year-old son. The couple are now divorced.
Police said Naveen suspected that his former wife, who is employed at a showroom in Padil, was moving closely with Devi Prasad Acharya, a mechanic working there.
Based on this suspicion, Naveen allegedly went to the house of Devi Prasad Acharya on Friday night carrying a deadly weapon, created a scene and issued threats.
During the incident, Devi Prasad Acharya reportedly contacted the 112 emergency helpline, following which Naveen fled from the spot.
While escaping, Naveen is said to have fallen from his two-wheeler near the Jokatte Panchayat area. Local residents who rushed to help noticed a deadly weapon on the vehicle and immediately alerted police.
Officials from Panambur Police Station rushed to the spot, took Naveen into custody and brought him to the station.
A case has been registered based on the complaint filed by Devi Prasad Acharya, and further action is under way.
