Man jumps to death in Netravati River from Panemangaluru bridge; mobile, bike found near bridge
Bantwal: In an incident that reportedly occurred on Tuesday night, an individual jumped into the Netravati River from the Panemangaluru Bridge in an apparent suicide.
The deceased has been identified as Jaleel (55), a resident of Karaje. The locals have revealed that around 11 pm on Tuesday, Jaleel had jumped to his death from the bridge at Panemangaluru.
The deceased’s footwear, mobile phone, and bike were found on the bridge around 11 pm on Tuesday. In the background of finding these items, suspecting suicide, the local swimmers jumped into the river in search of the deceased, it is learned.
Upon making inquiries using the recovered mobile phone, it was found that the device belonged to a Karaje resident named Jaleel. Although a search was conducted throughout the night, his body was not found. However, on Wednesday morning, when local swimmers Sattar and Muhammed went out on another search operation, they reportedly found the body.
The dead body was taken to the mortuary at the Bantwal government hospital, and a suicide case was registered at the Bantwal city police station, it is learned. The reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
