Karwar: President Droupadi Murmu arrived at the Kadamba Naval Base in Karwar on Monday and was accorded a warm reception by senior state officials and members of the armed forces.

Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot and Fisheries, Ports and Inland Water Transport Minister and Uttara Kannada district in-charge minister Mankal S. Vaidya received the President at the naval base.

Belagavi divisional commissioner Jayanti and Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner K. Lakshmipriya were present during the reception. Senior police officials, including Additional Director General of Police Hithendra, Inspector General of Police Amit Singh and Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police Deepan M. N., were also in attendance.

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Rear Admiral Vikram Menon of the Karwar Naval Base, along with other senior Indian Navy officers, welcomed the President on her arrival.

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Udupi: A case under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act, 2000 (KCOCA), Section 3, was filed against six people under suspicion of their involvement in the alleged murder of Saifuddin Athrady (Saif), owner of private bus company MKMS at Kodavoor under the Malpe Police Station limits on September 27.

The arrested accused in the case are Muhammad Faisal Khan (27), resident of colony near Mission Compound in Udupi; Muhammad Sharief (37) of Karamballi; Abdul Shukur (43) of Krishnapura; Khan’s wife Ridha Shabana (27), and Mali Muhammad Siyan (31) are under judicial custody.

The primary accused in the murder, however, is reported to be absconding and hiding on foreign soil.

Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar has said that the names of all six accused, including that of the missing, have been cited in the case registered under KCOCA Section 3.