Youth Congress worker brutally killed in Kannur
Kasargod: A Youth Congress leader was hacked to death by a group of unidentified men at Mattinnur here on Monday night. The assailants burst bomb at the worker and later attacked him with lethal weapons.
The deceased has been identified as Mattnnur Youth Congress block secretary Shuhaib (30). Four others, who accompanied Shuhaib, were also injured in the incident.
The gang of assailants came in a van and threw a bomb at Shuhaib and his friends while they were having tea at a hotel on the roadside. Naushad (29) and Riyaz (28) have been seriously wounded and admitted to a private hospital in Kannur.
It can be recalled that a few days back, SFI and Congress student's wing KSU had quarreled between each other. It is said that, that quarrel is the cause for the murder.
Condemning this incident, UDF has called for a protest Konnur district today.
The police have provided a strict bandobast in the area.
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Udupi: Woman, bank employee arrested in property tax fraud case
Udupi: Udupi City Police have arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of property tax funds belonging to the Udupi Municipal Council.
The accused have been identified as Shalini, who was working as a tax consultant outside the municipal office, and Ganesh, a bank employee.
According to police, Anand Suvarna had paid Rs 34,730 towards 12 years of property tax for his building in Kalmadi to Shalini on October 16, 2025. She reportedly issued him a receipt acknowledging the payment.
However, when Suvarna recently checked the status of the payment on the property tax portal, he found that the amount had not been credited and was still shown as pending. He then brought the matter to the notice of the Municipal Commissioner, who verified that the payment had not been recorded.
During questioning, Shalini allegedly admitted to the lapse. On February 16, 2026, she generated a new challan in Suvarna’s name and paid Rs 35,213 towards the dues.
Police said a case has been registered at the Udupi City Police Station against the accused for allegedly misappropriating tax money and defrauding the government by affixing the seal of Union Bank on the challan without remitting the amount initially received from the taxpayer.
Further investigation is under way.
