Kundapur: Man dies after drowning while swimming at Kodi beach, another rescued
Kundapur: One person died, another was rescued when the duo started drowning while swimming in the sea at Kodi beach here in Kundapur on Monday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Manju (38), a resident of Gandhinagar in Kunadpur. According to the reports, Manju was visiting the beach along with his wife when he went swimming with another person when the incident took place. The other person swimming with Manju tried to save him, but his efforts went in vain.
Locals immediately swung into action and tried to rescue Manju and brought him back to shores, but he had already breathed his last by the time, reports added. His body was later shifted to Kundapur Government Hospital.
Reacting to the incident, several locals voiced their concern over the lack of safety and precautionary measures at the beach even as several deaths and similar incidents have been reported here in the past.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
