Mangaluru: Pandeshwar police arrests one in connection with murder at park near state bank
Mangaluru: Pandeshwar police on Monday cracked the murder case of a man who was found murdered near SBI earlier last week. Police arrested Lingappa (38), a resident of Kateel in connection with the murder.
On Wednesday, Sharath, a resident of Ballalbagh of Mangaluru was found murdered in a park near state bank, with his face brutally smashed with stones and rocks to destroy his identity.
It is said that the accused murdered Sharath under the influence of Alcohol and several others were involved in this murder. The police have now launched manhunt to locate and arrest the other accused of the murder.
Investigations revealed that Sharath was murdered on May 7 night and was crushed by stones and a slab of cement. Pandeshwar Police is further investigating the case.
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Puducherry (PTI): Puducherry experienced heavy rains on Saturday morning prompting the union territory administration to send SMS alerts to around 12 lakh residents cautioning them to remain vigilant as cyclonic storm Fengal is expected to make landfall near here later in the day.
District Collector A Kulothungan told PTI that all necessary steps have been taken to ensure that people remained safe.
"We have evacuated people from low lying areas and shelter homes are ready to accommodate them. Arrangements were also made to supply food packets," he said adding that National Disaster Relief Force from Arakonam has arrived to engage in relief and rehabilitation works.
According to the official, cyclone Fengal was expected to cross the coast in the evening. Control rooms have been opened in the collectorate and also in the line departments.
Toll free numbers 112, 1077 and also WhatsApp number 94889 81070 have been put in place to help people facing crisis to contact for help.
Cyclone Fengal is likely to cross between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram coasts close to Puducherry, official sources said. The government has advised people to stay indoors.
The entire stretch of beach road and also several tourist spots were closed to ensure that there was no movement of the people near the sea shore.
Schools and colleges remained closed today.
