Two more decomposed Whale carcasses found on beach near Bhatkal, third instance in one week
Bhatkal: The Kasarkod Tonka beach in Uttara Kannada district witnessed the discovery of highly decomposed carcasses of two whales on Saturday, marking the third such incident in the Honnavar region within a week.
The recent findings included the carcass of a 26-ft-long sub-adult female Baleen whale and a juvenile whale. Earlier, on September 9, a 46-ft-long male Baleen whale had washed ashore near Mugali Marine Sanctuary in Honnavar taluk.
While local fishermen and marine biologists speculate that the whales might have perished in a ship-related accident, officials have not yet confirmed the cause of death. Starvation or entanglement in ghost nets has been ruled out as potential factors. Ghost nets are abandoned or lost fishing nets found in the ocean.
Honnavar Deputy Conservator of Forests, Ravishankar C., stated that experts suggest the whales may have died approximately 20 days ago. The Forest Department, lacking marine biologists, relies on NGOs and researchers to conduct postmortem examinations. Further investigations will determine the exact cause of death for these marine mammals.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
