Rivalry over relationship leads to alleged murder of 50-year-old man in Karkala; one held
Udupi: A 44-year-old man from Karkala was arrested for the alleged murder of a man at Kuntalpadi within the limits of Karkala Town Police Station limits on Tuesday over a dispute regarding relationship with a woman.
The arrested, identified as Parikshit, son of Sanjeev Gowda from Nada, worked as a bus driver in Mangaluru and lived alone at Doopadakatte in Karkala after separation from his wife and children.
The victim, Naveen Poojary (50), was a native of Mangaluru but had been staying at SJ Arcade in Karkala, separately from his family, for four years.
Police have said that Poojary’s body was found early Tuesday morning by a road in Kuntalpadi with multiple stab injuries. The police, who probed the matter, checked CCTV camera footage and other technical evidence related to the incident. Confirming the involvement of Parikshit’s involvement in the crime, they took Parikshit into custody.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar has said that preliminary investigations showed the accused and the victim to have a rivalry as Poojary got close to a woman known to Parikshit, which irked the latter. There were also frequent quarrels between the men and, in a fit of rage on Tuesday, Parikshit allegedly stabbed Poojary with a knife, resulting in Poojary’s death.
The SP has visited the site and inspected it. Karkala Town Police, who have registered a case, are investigating further.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
