Madikeri, September 27: A human skeleton was found near Jodupala which was devastated in the landslides and floods in the district, on Thursday. It is suspected that the skeleton might be of Manjula (15) who was disappeared in the landslide and flood on August 16. But the medical sources and police have not yet confirmed it.

As the skeleton was found in the place, even the parents of Manjula were unable to identify it. For the last 41 days, her parents and family members have been searching for Manjula at Jodupala and surrounding places where she was disappeared. On Thursday at 11 am, the skeleton was found around 1 km away from her house. Knowing the information, the Madikeri rural police visited the place and informed the district hospital doctors for medical test. But the doctors who visited the spot confirmed that it was human skeleton.

But the police and the doctors said that without subjecting the skeleton for more medical tests, it was not possible to ascertain that it was Manjula’s skeleton.

Basically, Manjula was the daughter of Somaiah of Bettattur and was studying her SSLC in Mademaheshwara high school at Madenadu and she was staying at the house of her relative Basappa at Jodupala. Since there is only one bus facility from Bettattur to Madenadu, she was staying in Jodupala and continued her studies. But on August 16 at 8 am, the house of Basappa was collapsed and buried under the mud due to landslide and flood due to heavy rains. At that time, Basappa, Gouramma, Monisha and Manjula were washed away in the flood water. But in the operation conducted by the paramilitary force, CRPF and police teams using Drone cameras, three bodies except Manjula were found and their last rites were also conducted. But the body of Manjula was not found even after 40 days of the incident.



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Tirupati: Vedayapalayam Police of Nellore district have arrested a 44-year-old man under charge of having duped unemployed youngsters by winning their trust by promising them jobs at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

Nellore Additional Superintendent of Police Deeksha has said that the investigation team has confiscated Rs 25.2 lakh cash that the arrested, identified as Sheik Hussain, had collected from the victims.

Hussain was allegedly greatly attracted to a variety of vices that would provide him a lavish lifestyle. In order to fulfill his desires, he began luring unemployed by assuring that he would help them find jobs. He successfully duped around 15 jobless youngsters from Nellore town and nearby areas and collected up to Rs 48 lakh from them.

The Vedayapalayam Police, who registered a case based on the complaints filed by the victims. Two special teams, from the Central Crime Station and the Vedayapalayam Starion, which probed the matter succeeded in arresting Hussain on Saturday.

The arrested was produced in court and sent to police custody.