Waiting for Postmortem, FSL reports: SP Nimbargi
Cattle trader Hussainabba's suspicious death case
Udupi, 04 June: It is not yet proved that cattle trader Hussainabai (62) died near Perduru due to lynching. We are waiting to get the Post-mortem and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) reports, said Udupi District Superintendent Laxman Nimbargi.
Speaking at a press conference at Udupi district police office, he said, "10 persons have been arrested so far in this case, and the rest are absconding. They will be arrested soon. Already four cases have been lodged against the prime accused Suresh Mendon alias Suri in the Hiriyadka police station.
“The accused, in the presence of the police, stopped Scorpio vehicle, damaged it and assaulted Hussainabba. They then handed over him to police. The police brought Hussainabba to the police station by department’s jeep, but he succumbed to the injuries on the way itself. The police and the perpetrators then took and kept his dead body about one kilometer away from the spot where he was attacked. Three police personnel including the SI have confessed to their crime during the inquiry,” the SP said.
Hussainabba’s unnatural death, illegal transportation of cattle, and lynching of Hussainabba; total three cases have been registered at Hiriyadka police station in connection with this case, and the investigation is on. The accused will soon be arrested for illegal transportation of the animals," he briefed.
“Among arrested, Hiriyadka PSI DN Kumar, jeep driver Gopal, head constable Mohan Kotwal, Bajrang Dal workers Chethan alias Chethan Acharya, and Shylesh Shetty, and Ganesh Nayak have been remanded to judicial custody,” the SP informed.
Nimbargi further informed “Additional Superintendent of Police Kumara Chandra, Karkala ASP Rishikesh Sonawane, Udupi DySP TR Jayashankar, Kundapur DySP Dinesh Kumar, Manipal Police Inspector Timmappa Nayak, Brahmavar Circle Inspector Ananth Padmanabha, Kadur Circle Inspector Mahesh Prasad, Udupi circle inspector Manjunath, DCIB inspector Sampath Kumar and team, Brahmavar police station SI Rafiq, Hiriyadka police station SI Gangappa, SP office’ Shivananda, Dinesh and other officials have cooperated.”
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Air India Express increases flight operations from NE destinations
Guwahati (PTI): Low-cost airline Air India Express has announced an increase in flight operations from three major destinations in the northeast – Guwahati, Agartala and Imphal – as part of its winter schedule.
This is part of the airlines’ expansion of winter services across the country, it said in a statement here.
Air India Express has increased its operations to 106 weekly flights from 63 last winter, from Guwahati.
It provides direct connectivity to eight domestic destinations of Agartala, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur and Kolkata. The airline also provides one-stop connectivity to 18 domestic destinations and six international destinations from Guwahati.
In Imphal, the airline hiked its weekly flights to 34 this season, an addition of 20 over last winter, the statement said.
Since adding Agartala as a station in September 2024, the airline has increased its flights from 14 to 21 weekly, and connects two destinations – Guwahati and Kolkata – directly.
It also offers one-stop connectivity from Agartala to 11 domestic destinations.
“The expansion not only facilitates easier travel for those wishing to explore North East, but also strengthens Guwahati’s role as a vital link with the rest of the country,” Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Ankur Garg said.
“With our fleet now exceeding 90 aircraft and rapidly growing, we are well-positioned to support the evolving needs of emerging Indian cities,” he added.
