Mother, two children jumps into river in Panemangaluru, search operation underway
Bantwal: A mother and her two children committed suicide by jumping off the Nethravathi Bridge on Saturday late night here at Panemangaluru.
The mother identified as Kavitha Mandanna was rescued and was taken to hospital for treatment where she breathed her last. The search operation for two of her children Kaushik (22) and Kalpitha (20) is underway.
The family is said to be hailing from Virajpet in Kodagu District and were reportedly residing in P S Nagar in Mysuru, police said.
According to the reports, Kavita's husband Kishan was missing from last four days and his body was found on Saturday. Shocked over the developments, the family arrived in Bantwal on Saturday night and committed suicide along with their dog by jumping off the bridge.
An auto driver who witnessed the incident has stated that Kavita was holding her dog while the trio jumped off the bridge. The car was found parked at a nearby hotel.
Police officials reached the spot on Saturday night and were supervising search operation.
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Bomb threat prompts security sweep at Lourdes Central School in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): A bomb threat email sent to Lourdes Central School on Thursday triggered a major security operation, with police and bomb disposal squads conducting a thorough search of the premises, authorities said.
The email, received late on Wednesday night, warned that a bomb would explode at 9 am.
Upon receiving the alert, personnel from the Kadri Police Station rushed to the school along with the bomb detection and disposal squad.
A comprehensive inspection of the campus was carried out, police said.
Dog squad teams were also deployed to assist in the search operation to ensure that no suspicious object was left unchecked, a senior police officer said.
Authorities said similar threat emails have recently been sent to other locations in the state, including the Dharwad Court Complex and the Mangaluru Court, prompting heightened vigilance.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the sender names used in the emails appear to trace back to Tamil Nadu, though the authenticity of the identities is yet to be verified.
Further investigation is underway.
