Mudigere youth dies under suspicious circumstances: Murder suspected
Mudigere, July 12: A 24-year-old youth from the town has died under suspicious circumstances at his workplace at Kochi in Kerala. There has been widespread suspicion about the death.
The deceased has been identified as a resident of Chhatra maidan in the town Rizwan, son of Shaikh Ahmed. He was working as manager at the Nike shoe manufacturing company in Kochi.
On July 10, the parents’ of the deceased were informed that Rizwan hanged himself in his room in the company. When the parents visited Kochi, his body was in the mortuary. It is said that when the parents asked the company authorities about the death, they only informed that he had committed suicide.
"He had no personal reasons to commit suicide. After working for Adidas Company in Bengaluru as manager for ten years, he had joined Nike Company in Kochi last month. He visited Mudigere for the funeral of his grandmother 15 days ago. Even he had agreed for marriage. If at all he wanted to commit suicide, how would he agree for marriage,” his family members asked.
“This is not a suicide; it might be a murder. Something might have happened among the employees of the company or with others. Kochi police must carry out a thorough investigation into his death,” family members demanded.
Thousands of people had gathered near the house of Rizwan when his body was brought to town on Thursday morning at around 7 am. The funeral took place in the afternoon.
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Mustafa Bengre elected District President of SIO Dakshina Kannada for 2026 term
Mangaluru: Mustafa Bengre has been unanimously elected as the District President of the Students Islamic Organisation of India, Dakshina Kannada Unit (SIO DK), for the 2026 term. The election was conducted through an internal organisational process, led by SIO Karnataka State Secretary Sufyan Zain.
Mustafa Bengre holds a BBA degree from Mangalore University and is a resident of Kasba Bengre in Mangaluru. He is currently working as a sales executive at Vibro Aqua.
He has previously served as the District Secretary of SIO Dakshina Kannada, City Secretary of SIO Mangaluru and has been actively involved in several social service initiatives in Bengre and across the Dakshina Kannada district.
