Mangaluru: Pandeshwar Police officers have arrested two men, Akshay Rao and Shibin Padikkal, under charge of indulging in immoral policing over two employees of a sports equipment shop in the city on Monday night.

The employees of a sports store at Mulihithlu in the city, Noorullah Amin and Soujanya, were returning home at around 8 pm on Monday, with Amin dropping Soujanya at her house on his bike. While traveling from Milagres towards Bhagini Samaja, they were stopped by Rao and Padikkal, who had been following them on a bike. The duo also demanded to know where a Muslim and a Hindu were traveling together.

Rao and Padikkal escaped on seeing a Hoysala police vehicle approaching, while Amin and Soujanya were taken by the police officers to Pandeshwar Police Station for their statement on the immoral policing incident.

The Pandeshwar Police officers investigated the matter and arrested Akshay Rao and Shibin Padikkal, registering a case against the duo under Indian Penal Code Sections 341 and 354.

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Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.

According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.

He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.

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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.

Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.

In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.

Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.