Mangaluru (Karnataka): An 18-year-old engineering student was allegedly assaulted by a group of five individuals, including the owner of a boys' PG (paying guest) accommodation here, police said on Thursday.

Bhatkal: Police have arrested a man for allegedly robbing his own 92-year-old grandmother by posing as a thief. The accused, identified as 46-year-old Tajammul Hassan Askeri, was taken into custody on Wednesday, March 19, following an investigation led by Bhatkal Town Police Sub-Inspector Naveen Naik.

Four people have been arrested in connection with the brutal assault on a Dalit woman at Malpe harbour over allegations of fish theft.

Udupi (Karnataka): Former Indian cricketer and coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday visited the Erlapadi Karvalu Vishnumurthy temple in Karkala taluk, Udupi district with his family.

Mangaluru: A close associate of underworld operator Kali Yogish, was arrested on Monday by the city police, after being on the run for nearly nine years.

Kasaragod: A biker was killed in an accident on the national highway stretch near a petrol bunk in Shiriya of Kumbla taluk on Monday afternoon when a truck with his motorbike.

A First Information Report (FIR) was filed by Ullal Police against right-wing activist Chakravarti Sulibele, accusing him of making a speech spreading communal hatred recently.

Mangaluru: An undertrial prisoner allegedly died by suicide at Mangaluru Sub-Jail in the early hours of Sunday, police said.