Puttur: A man accused of misbehaving with a young lady in a village of Puttur taluk, was tied to an electricity pole and thrashed by the locals on Friday here.

The incident occurred in Saaja Panettadka under Balnadu Gram Panchayat limits, on Friday morning. The accused, a resident of Saaja, was then taken into custody by the police after he was tied to a pole and thrashed.

On Thursday evening, the girl alleged that the accused misbehaved with her when she was returning home in Saaja. She alleged she was walking from the bus stand to her house, when the accused who was riding on the same route on his scooter, saw her and offered to drop her at her house.

The girl is said to have informed her family about the incident when she reached home.

The accused's two-wheeler had reportedly broke down in Panettadka and he had returned home on foot.

When he returned with a mechanic on Friday morning, people were waiting for him near the scooter. The men tied the accused to an electricity pole and thrashed him, reports added.

Puttur Rural Police, who arrived at the spot upon learning about the incident freed the accused and took him into custody.

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Mangaluru: Several flights operating to Gulf destinations from Mangaluru International Airport will remain cancelled on March 1 amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The cancellations follow the closure of multiple airspaces after strikes on Iran by Israel and the United States on Saturday. As a precautionary measure, Indian airlines have suspended services to several destinations in the Gulf region.

According to airport sources, the following Air India Express (IX) flights scheduled for March 1 and March 2 have been cancelled due to operational reasons:

IX845 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Jeddah

IX846 (March 1) – Jeddah–Mangaluru

IX817 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Muscat

IX818 (March 1) – Muscat–Mangaluru

IX831 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Dubai

IX832 (March 1) – Dubai–Mangaluru

IX813 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Dubai

IX814 (March 2) – Dubai–Mangaluru

IX841 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Bahrain

IX842 (March 2) – Bahrain–Mangaluru

IX815 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Abu Dhabi

IX816 (March 2) – Abu Dhabi–Mangaluru

Among these, the inaugural Mangaluru–Muscat service also stands cancelled.

IndiGo (6E) has also cancelled the following flights on March 1:

6E1468 (March 1) – Dubai–Mangaluru

6E1467 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Dubai

6E1438 (March 1) – Mangaluru–Abu Dhabi

Air India Express suspends flights to gulf sector till 1 March

Low-cost carrier Air India Express which operates a large network of flights connecting various Indian cities to the Middle East have announced suspended of all its flights until 23:59 hrs on 1 March 2026.

In a statement issued on Saturday evening, the airline said, “Air India Express flights to the Gulf region are suspended till 23:59 hrs on 1 March 2026. Guests are eligible for a free date change or cancellation for travel scheduled till 5 March 2026.”

Meanwhile other airlines also followed suit, Spice Jet, Indigo and Air India urged passengers to check flight status.

 

Budget carrier Akasa Air separately announced that it has suspended all operations to Gulf destinations until March 2, 2026.