Mangaluru: A 25-year-old man was on Tuesday arrested by Konaje Police for allegedly raping his 9-year-old stepdaughter on Monday night here under the jurisdiction of Konaje Police Station.

Sullia: Amidst tension in the region after the brutal murder of Praveen Nettaru murder in Bellare on Tuesday night prohibitory orders under section 144 have been clamped in Sullia, Puttur, and Kabada Taluks on Wednesday.

In the background of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru’s murder at Bellare on Tuesday night, several shops and businesses in Sulya, Puttur and Kadaba Taluks shut shop at the behest of Hindutva organizations. Amid this, stones were pelted on a government bus in Puttur’s Boluvaru on Wednesday morning. 

Hindutva organizations affiliated with the Sangh Parivar have reportedly decided to undertake a procession with the body of murdered BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru, who was killed by miscreants at Bellare on Tuesday night.

In the background of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru’s murder at Bellare on Tuesday night, several shops and businesses in Sullia, Puttur and Kadaba Taluks shut shop at the behest of Hindutva organizations.

In the background of Tuesday night’s incident of murder, where a BJP Yuva Morcha executive member was killed by a group of bike-borne men, section 144 has been imposed in the region. As a precautionary measure, certain schools have declared a holiday on Wednesday and some other shops have temporarily closed.

Sullia: A 32-year-old youngster was on Tuesday night brutally assaulted and killed by unidentified bikers here in Bellare in Sullia.

Bantwal: A father on Tuesday was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Additional District and Sessions Court of Mangaluru after he was found guilty of raping his minor daughter. The court also penalized the accused with 25,000 rupees fine.