Talapady: A 36-year-old man named Harish, also known as Hari Prasad Acharya, reportedly drowned while swimming in a pond on Monday in Talapady.
Harisha was a resident of Durgipalla and worked as a welder.
He was unmarried and had a history of alcohol addiction, and he reportedly had not been at home for the past four days.
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Harisha and his friends Yuvraj (Munna), Lohit, Naveen Devadiga, and Nitesh Uchil went to a nearby pond in a private layout for a swim. Unfortunately, Harisha allegedly drowned in the pond, leading to his death.
Fire brigade personnel arrived at the scene and retrieved Harisha's body from the pond. The Ullal police transported the body for post-mortem examination. The police have initiated an investigation into the incident.

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Bengaluru (PTI): A 32-year-old man from Rajasthan who travelled to Bengaluru to retrieve his missing SUV was allegedly assaulted and robbed, police said on Thursday.
The victim, Chandra Prakash, a resident of Jodhpur, had lent his SUV to his friend Mahendra Gujjar over a year ago on the assurance that it would be returned within a few weeks, they said.
When the vehicle was not returned, he lodged a complaint with the local police in Jodhpur last year, but no progress was made.
According to police, Prakash then allegedly used a mobile application to track his vehicle’s location and found that it was being driven in Bengaluru. On February 23, he reached the city with a spare key, located the SUV parked by the roadside in east Bengaluru and drove it away after unlocking it.
Around 11.10 pm, as he neared Bommanahalli Circle, three men on a two-wheeler intercepted him. When he questioned them, an argument ensued and the trio allegedly assaulted him with an iron rod and a helmet, a senior police officer said.
The accused allegedly robbed him of two mobile phones and fled with the SUV. Prakash sustained injuries and was shifted to a hospital for treatment, he said.
Based on his complaint, Mangilal Choudary (40), a businessman from Rajasthan, was arrested in connection with the incident, police said, adding that efforts are being made to nab the other two suspects.
During interrogation, Choudary told police he had extended a friendly loan to an acquaintance who defaulted and that the SUV was given as security, police said.
Gujjar had allegedly borrowed money from acquaintances and passed the vehicle to a friend of Choudary, who later returned it to him. The SUV and the two mobile phones have been recovered, they added.
