Missing mentally challenged person from Rajasthan found in Mangaluru, reunited with family
Mangaluru: A 32-year-old mentally challenged man Mahesh, who was wandering on the streets of Mangaluru for the last few years and was causing a nuisance to the general public on the streets, was recently reunited with his family from Rajasthan by a local NGO.
Mangaluru North (Bunder) Police Station, over the last three years, had received several complaints about the man and his behavior on the streets but had failed to catch him as he used to escape every time the police would try to take him under the custody.
A local resident of Car Street in the city, Narayan on July 27 informed about the man to Asif 'Apadbhandawa', who runs a rehabilitation center in Mulki. Asif reached Car Street with Salam and Aftab. They took the mentally challenged man into confidence, cleaned him, and gave haircut and shave. They also dressed him neatly before shifting him to their rehabilitation center. Unknowing of his identity, Asif named him 'Raju'.
After a month-long psychiatric intervention at 'Maimuna Foundation Apadbhandawa Psycho Rehabilitation Cente', Mahesh recovered. He said he knew his parents' phone number and asked the caretaker to dial. Over a phone call, when he said "I'm Mahesh", his father began weeping listening to his voice after over three years, Asif said.
Mahesh hails from Luni village of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. According to his far-relative, Mahesh is a well-educated person and had been appointed as an officer in the Railways. As his mental health deteriorated, he went missing from Mumbai in 2017 and landed in Mangaluru. Since then he has been roaming the streets, throwing stones at people, and causing trouble to locals.
As soon as his family was informed of his whereabouts, they informed the Patel community including his far-relative in Mangaluru. His family is about to reach Mangaluru by flight today to take him home. Due to delay in the flight connection, Mahesh was handed over to his far-relatives in the presence of Circle Inspector Govind Raju B and representatives of Anjana Patel Samaj at Mangaluru North (Bunder) Police Station on Thursday, September 10.
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8 children between ages of 1 and 14 dead after mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Shreveport(US) (AP): A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in shootings at two different homes early Sunday in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years, police in Shreveport said.
The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were shot and some of the children were related to the suspect, Bordelon said.
The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. The suspect stole a car while leaving the scene of the shootings and was followed by police, according to Bordelon.
Police did not release the name of the suspect but did say he was an adult male. The shootings were the result of a “domestic disturbance,” Bordelon said.
Officials said they were still gathering details at the crime scenes south of downtown Shreveport — the two homes and a third location.
“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” he said.
It was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since eight people were killed in a Chicago suburb in January 2024, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community as they sorted through multiple crime scenes.
“I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said. “I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.”
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had,” said Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents. “It's a terrible morning.”
Louisiana State Police say their detectives have been asked by Shreveport police to investigate. In a statement, state police say no officers were harmed in the shooting that involved an officer after a police pursuit into Bossier City on Sunday morning.
State police are asking anyone with pictures, video or information to share it with state police detectives.
Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken. “We're deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers and first responders working tirelessly on the scene,” he added.
