24-year-old youth who went for picnicking with friends, dies of drowning in water falls at Madikeri
Madikeri: A youth who had been to a water falls along with his friends, died after drowning in the water falls at Mallalli in Somawarpete Taluk on Sunday.
The victim has been identified as Skanda (24), who hailed from Mysuru and was employed in a private company in Bengaluru.
After the incident locals took the body out.
About Incident:
Skanda, who was working a private company in Bengaluru, had gone to the water falls for picnicking along with 11 friends on weekend. Though the entry into the waters at the falls was restricted, he went into the waters for swimming ignoring the restriction. He was washed away in the current. His friends informed the staff of inspection bungalow and Pravasi Mitra staff and locals. His body was traced with the help of locals and divers, after hours of search operation. Somawarpete police who came to know the incident rushed to the spot and registered a case.
The body was later shifted to the government hospital for post-mortem and was handed over to his parents.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
