Mangaluru: BJP MLAs Vedavyas Kamath and Dr. Bharat Y Shetty were granted anticipatory bail by a special court in Bengaluru in the case booked against them for staging protest outside St. Gerosa High School recently.

The criminal case had been booked by the Pandeshwar Police in Mangaluru, based on a complaint filed by one Gerald Lobo against the legislators and several others for protesting outside the school in Mangaluru in the backdrop of the recent incident of a teacher making a controversial statement in class.

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The Bengaluru court, after hearing the case, has granted bail to Kamath, Shetty as well as Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sharan Pumpwell and Corporators Sandeep and Bharath Kumar.

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Mangaluru: Two girl students drowned while bathing near the Kolyadakatta dam area of the Gundya river on Friday evening here in the Kadaba Taluk of the district.

The deceased have been identified as Arpita (15) and Sunita (21), both residents of Vimalagiri in Kutrupadi village.

According to reports, five girl students had visited the river along with their friends as it was a holiday. While bathing in the river, the two students reportedly entered a deeper portion of the water without realising the depth and began drowning.

Those accompanying them tried to rescue the duo, but were unsuccessful, leading to the tragedy.

After receiving information about the incident, Kadaba Police Station personnel visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies were later recovered with the help of local residents.