Udupi: The Udupi District Superintendent of Police, Dr. K. Arun, announced that Praveen Arun Chowgale (39), the prime suspect arrested in connection with the brutal massacre of a mother and her children in Nejar, has confessed to the murders. The arrest took place at the Kudachi police station in Rayabhaga taluk of Belgaum district on Tuesday

The investigation of the Udupi Police has revealed that 39-year-old Praveen Chowgale, the suspect in the recent murder of a woman and her three children at Nejaru in the taluk, had worked as a policeman for three months in Pune of Maharashtra state.

District Superintendent of Police Dr. K Arun has said that Praveen Chowgale, the man detained in relation to the murder of four members of a family at Nejaru, including a woman and her three children, has been subjected to intense questioning as a part of the investigation by the district police team.

Udupi: In a significant development, the Udupi Police has successfully arrested the accused in the brutal Nejaru murder case from Belagavi’s Kudachi, on Tuesday.

Mangaluru: A 43-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a minor girl in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, police said.

Mangaluru: Air India Express (AIE) is enhancing the travel experience with the introduction of two new flights connecting Bengaluru to Mangaluru.

Manjeshwar: In a tragic incident, a 1.5 year old boy, Mastul Jishan, lost his life after being accidentally run over by a car on the veranda of his house in Sonkal, Uppala, on Sunday.

Mangaluru: The Central Crime Branch police have arrested a 32-year-old man on charges of selling narcotic drugs to the public and students in the city, police sources said on Monday.