A resident of Mangaluru has been cheated of Rs 41.85 lakh in a ‘digital arrest’ scam, following which a case has been registered at the CEN Police Station.

A leopard was spotted in Doctors’ Colony near the Kadri Manjunath Temple area in Mangaluru in the early hours of Monday, February 23, creating anxiety among residents of the locality.

A man who had been absconding abroad for nearly two years in connection with a criminal case registered against him was arrested at Mangaluru International Airport upon his return to the country, police said on Wednesday.

The participation of a CPI leader in a Hindu convention organised by the RSS has triggered discussion in political circles.

Officers from various police stations in the city and the outskirts of Mangaluru, who undertook separate investigative operations, have arrested five people under charge of consumption of narcotics.

The Manipal police arrested two accused within 11 hours of registering a bike theft case following a swift investigation.

A 28-year-old married man from Boliyar near Mudipu died in a road accident reported in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, on Tuesday.

Preparations are under way for the upcoming Coastal Karnataka History Summit, with the official logo of the academic event unveiled at Dawat Centre by Students Islamic Organisation of India Bhatkal Unit in Bhatkal on February 22, 2026. The summit is scheduled to be held on May 5, 2026.