Body of rickshaw driver, who told friend of suicide plans, found in Guruvayanakere Lake
Belthangady: The body of auto rickshaw driver Praveen Pinto, who had gone missing after telling his friends that he would be committing suicide, was found on Wednesday in the waters of the Guruvayanakere Lake.
The staff members of the fire brigade unit and Belalu the disaster management team as well as the locals of Guruvayanakere reportedly searched for Pinto’s body in the lake waters all of Wednesday morning.
The body of the driver, gotten out of the waters on Wednesday afternoon, was taken to the Belthangady government mortuary, said sources.
Pinto is said to have phoned one of his friends at around 4 am on Wednesday, stating that he would be committing suicide by jumping into the lake in Guruvayankere.
Alarmed by this, when the locals went to look for Pinto near the lake, they found things belonging to him, including his footwear and Aadhaar card. Suspecting Praveen to have already jumped into the lake, the people informed the fire brigade unit staff members, who searched for the body of with disaster management team and the locals.
The reason for suicide is yet to be found, along with several other matters related to the incident, sources said.
The Belthangady Police have registered a case and are investigating.
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Mangaluru: Two arrested, MDMA worth Rs 5.41 lakh seized
Mangaluru: Surathkal Police have arrested two persons and seized 54.06 grams of MDMA valued at Rs 5.41 lakh near a weighing bridge at Mukka within the Surathkal police station limits, Deccan Herald reported on Saturday.
According to DCP (Law and Order) Mithun H.N., the police acted on credible information that a resident of Kaup was arriving in the area to sell MDMA. Based on the tip-off, the PSI of Surathkal Police Station conducted a raid and found two cars parked side by side at the spot.
The arrested accused have been identified as Zakaria (38), from Kombugudde in Kaup and Mithun Poojary (23), from Santhekatte, Udupi district.
During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused had allegedly come to Surathkal to sell the MDMA to college students and the general public. Police arrested both and seized a total of 54.06 grams of MDMA from their possession,18.42 grams from Zakaria and 36.18 grams from Mithun Poojary.
Police confiscated two cars worth Rs 13 lakh, two mobile phones valued at Rs 20,000, and cash amounting to Rs 11,700. The total value of the seized property is estimated at Rs 18,72,700.
A case has been registered at the Surathkal Police Station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Further investigation is in progress.
The DCP said that Zakaria has a criminal history, with five previous cases registered against him. These include assault cases at Bajpe Police Station in 2009 and Mulki Police Station in 2020, a case involving assault on a woman in 2022, a kidnapping case at Udupi Town Police Station in 2021, and another assault case at Padubidri Police Station in 2022.
