Kasaragod: Manjeshwar police nab accused on the run, Melvin, in Vorkady murder case
Kasaragod: The Manjeshwar police have reportedly arrested 33-year-old, Melvin, for allegedly murdering his mother, setting her body on fire, and attempting to kill a neighbour.
The arrested accused Melvin allegedly killed his mother, Hilda Monteiro (59), set her on fire and threw her body into a bush near the house on Thursday morning. It has been also learnt that the man allegedly attempted to kill his neighbour Lolita (30) by setting her on fire, she has sustained injuries and has been admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru.
The motive behind the brutal acts remains unclear.
According to sources, the police traced the accused’s mobile location and arrested him from Kollur, in Byndoor taluk.
After committing the crime, Melvin reportedly reached Hosangadi in an auto rickshaw, from there he went to Mangaluru in a bus before fleeing to Kollur, said the Police.
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SWR to run special trains for Ganesh Chaturthi
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (PTI): To clear the festive rush during Ganesh Chaturthi, South Western Railway (SWR) will operate special train services between Hubballi–Yesvantpur and Yesvantpur–Mangaluru Central.
In a press release, SWR said it had earlier notified Train Nos. 07341/07342 SSS Hubballi–Mangaluru Central–SSS Hubballi Express Special (one trip) via Yesvantpur to run on August 26 from Hubballi and August 27 from Mangaluru Central. The schedule has now been revised.
Accordingly, Train No. 07341 will leave Hubballi at 15:30 hrs on August 25 and reach Yesvantpur at 22:40 hrs the same day. The return service, Train No. 07342, will depart Yesvantpur at 00:15 hrs on August 28 and arrive in Hubballi at 09:45 hrs. The train will halt at Haveri, Harihar, Davangere, Birur, Arsikere and Tumakuru in both directions.
In addition, Train No. 06251 will depart Yesvantpur at 23:55 hrs on August 25 and reach Mangaluru Central at 11:45 hrs the next day. The return service, Train No. 06252, will leave Mangaluru Central at 13:00 hrs on August 26 and reach Yesvantpur at 22:40 hrs.
Train No. 06253 will depart Yesvantpur at 23:55 hrs on August 26 and reach Mangaluru Central at 11:45 hrs the next day. The return train, No. 06254, will leave Mangaluru Central at 14:15 hrs on August 27 and arrive at Yesvantpur at 23:30 hrs.
The Yesvantpur–Mangaluru specials will halt at Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Kabakaputtur and Bantawala in both directions.
