A case has been registered at the Karkala Police Station against three doctors of Spandana Hospital in Karkala based on the Udupi District Surgeon’s report, accusing the doctors of causing the death of a patient due to negligence.

A youth was killed in a road accident after his motorcycle collided head-on with a car allegedly driven by a police constable here on Tuesday, police said.

In a crackdown on narcotics trafficking following similar drives in Bengaluru and Mysuru, police on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly selling ganja here.

The body of Rajesh P (30), a resident of Belalu Purusharabettu, who had gone missing recently, was found in the waters of River Nethravathi in Balipe of Belalu village on Tuesday.

BJP District President Satish Kumpala has stated that Puttur leader PG Jagannivas Rao is being expelled from the party for failing to ensure his son, Shrikrishna J Rao, who is charged with impregnating a girl, marries the victim.

In an operation held late Monday night, the jail warden and staff led by the Jail Superintendent are said to have conducted a sudden inspection of the cells and confiscated mobile phones, SIM cards and also chargers.

In a second incident of a stampede during a programme in the district in recent times, a 19-year-old youngster died and more than 15 people were injured in a stampede that occurred during the ‘Bekal Beach Festival’ near Bekal Park on Monday night.

Two youngsters in a truck, the driver Bharat (23) and the cleaner Tejas (26), were arrested by Bantwal Town Police for assaulting the staff members of the Brahmarakootlu Toll Gate and damaging the toll gate.