Bantwal: Dead body of drowned man found
Bantwal, July 24: The dead body of the man who was drowned in a river while playing with his friends at Kelagina Padavu in Kepu village in the limits of Vittla station has been found on Tuesday morning.
Kepu village’s Kelagina Padavu’s resident Somappa Nayak’s son Sundar Naik (43) was drowned in the river.
Sundar Naik went to the watering quarry lake on Monday evening with his friends in the Kelagina Padavu of Kepu village. Later he was washed away by the river. But his dead body was not found even after the search operation launched by the fire brigade staff.
Friends Vittla team led by Murlidhar Vittla searched for the body for about five hours on Monday and brought up the dead body.
Kashimath Yogish, Pratap, Meginapete Ali and others participated in the search operation.
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Hindutva leader Manju Kola stabbed during ‘compromise meeting’ at Malpe; Five arrested
Udupi: Manju Kola, husband of former Udupi City Municipal Council Vice-President Lakshmi Manjunath and a Hindutva organisation leader, was stabbed during a meeting held to settle a dispute related to a love affair at Malpe on Tuesday night.
Police have arrested five accused in connection with the case.
According to information available, Manju Kola had reportedly called for a compromise meeting near Malpe beach in the Palimaru area on Tuesday evening to resolve an issue involving a couple. During the discussion, a heated argument broke out and a youth allegedly stabbed Manju Kola.
He sustained injuries to his abdomen and collapsed. He was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Udupi for treatment.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that five accused have been arrested in the case. As per preliminary investigation, the incident appears to have occurred due to personal reasons. He clarified that there is no communal angle to the incident and urged the public not to spread rumours.
The injured Manju Kola is out of danger and his condition is stable, the SP said.
