The third accused in the Karkala rape case, identified as Abhay from Tellaru, has been revealed to be a BJP worker and a follower of MLA Sunil Kumar. Abhay is also reportedly associated with the Bajrang Dal.

Ramesh Shivajinagar, a 40-year-old auto driver, was found dead after hanging himself at his home in Shivajinagar near Vitla. The incident took place on Sunday.

A software engineer lost his life in a road accident at Padannakkad, under the Hosdurg police station limits, on Sunday night.

Udupi Superintendent of Police Dr. K Arun has informed that two men accused of kidnapping and raping a girl in the Karkala Town Police jurisdiction on Friday evening have been arrested.

A large-scale protest took place in Kanchinadka on Saturday, with residents demanding the cancellation of the proposed toll station on the Padubidri-Karkala state highway.

The Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee organized a protest rally in Mangaluru on Friday, condemning the recent attack on the residence of senior Congress MLC Ivan D'Souza. The rally, which began at D'Souza's house in Valencia and concluded at Kankanady Circle, was in response to the stone-pelting incident on Wednesday night, allegedly carried out by BJP and Sangh Parivar activists.

Moodbidre: The Mangaluru Police on Thursday arrested a man under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences POCSO Act for allegedly raping his minor daughter, resulting in her pregnancy. The accused, a laborer by profession, reportedly committed the crime six months ago at their home.

Karkala: After a college student died falling from a moving bus, students in the locality staged a protest, the demonstration was led by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday.