Ullal: Youth dies attempting to save drowning lover from the sea
Ullal: In a tragic incident that reportedly occurred on Friday evening, a young man died trying to save his lover who had jumped to the sea in a bid to kill herself at the Someshwar seashore. The young woman was rescued by the local lifeguards, while her lover who jumped to rescue died, it is learned.
The deceased youngster had been identified as Lloyd D’Souza (28), a resident of Somnath Uliya at Munnur village. The young woman who attempted suicide but was rescued has been identified as Ashwitha Feravo (22), a resident of Kotekar Paaneeru, it is learned. Ashwitha is reportedly under-recovery at the hospital.
Reportedly, Lloyd D’Souza and Ashwitha were in a relationship for the last 8 years. Amid this, Ashwitha has suspected and accused Lloyd of being in a relationship with another woman from Thokkottu Chombugudde. To discuss this issue, the couple had reportedly met at Ullal Someshwar seashore on Friday evening. During this, Ashwitha had reportedly expressed sadness and jumped from the Rudrapada into the sea in a bid to end her life. To rescue her, Lloyd had jumped after her, it is learned. However, Lloyd drowned during the rescue attempt, while Ashwitha was rescued, the police informed.
Coastal lifeguard unit’s Mohan Chandra, Sujith, Ashok Someshwar, fishermen Kalpesh, and Girish reportedly tried rescuing the drowning individuals provided first aid and took them to the hospital. However, by then Lloyd had already breathed his last, it is learned.
A case has been registered at the Ullal police station in this regard.
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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.
