Mangaluru: Students stage protest to condemn student’s suicide

Action sought against Expert College administration

Vartha Bharati | 06-10-2018 | 16:28:00 IST

Mangaluru: Hundreds of students under the aegis of All College Students’ Association on Saturday staged a protest asking to file a criminal case against the Expert College administration, principal and lecturers, for allegedly promoting a Goa-based student Navil Saldanha Fernandes to commit suicide.

“The Expert College’s administration, principal and lecturers are responsible for the suicide of Navil Saldanha Fernandes. Though Navil had clearly mentioned the reason in his death note, the police did not take this case seriously. No action was taken against the guilty,” the students alleged.

The leaders of the association demanded that the government and the police department must seriously consider the suicide cases that have occurred in various colleges in the district.

State adviser of the association, Justice Dinakar Shetty, All College Students’ Association President Bhatesh Alakemajalu, Nihal Rai, Hitesh, Lobo, Sushant Rodrigad, Majeed, Janan Shetty, Shari, Akash, Ashvit Adapa, and others participated in the protest.

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Leopard strays into house in Mysuru

17-04-2026 ¦ 17-04-2026 IST

Mysuru (Karnataka) (PTI): A male leopard strayed into a house here on Friday, triggering panic among residents, forest officials said.

The incident occurred around 10 am at Siddhartha Layout in the city, they said.

According to officials, the leopard, estimated to be around three to four years old, entered the house of a resident identified as Suresh. The animal was found hiding beneath a cot in one of the rooms. Those in the house managed to escape and alerted forest department officials, who rushed to the spot along with veterinarians.

The leopard, suspected to have strayed from the Chamundi Hills or nearby forest areas, was eventually tranquilised. It was later safely shifted to the Mysuru Zoo, a senior forest official said.