Two individuals, identified as Muhammad Shakib and Muhammad Arif, were apprehended by the Bantwala Nagar police for allegedly causing public disturbance through the consumption of ganja. The accused were presented before the court following their arrest.

In a tragic incident reported from Gandibagilu of Neri village on Sunday a young girl, undergoing treatment for fever, passed away due to low blood pressure. The girl, identified as Suma (19), was the daughter of Raju Devadiga, a resident of Gandibagilu Jatimaru in Neriagram.

A tragic incident occurred in Mittamajalu, located in Sajeep Muda village of Bantwal taluk, where a young artist took his own life by jumping into a well.

Mangaluru: In a major operation, the city crime branch police (CCB) on Sunday arrested three drug peddlers and seized 170 gm of MDMA from their possession from near Bondel in the city.

A man from Karnataka's Raichur has been arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman multiple times and also for threatening to leak her intimate pictures online, police said.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has seized 6.33 kilograms of dry ganja, valued at Rs 3.16 lakh, from a train at Mangaluru Junction railway station.

Ullal: In a notable development, SDPI backed T. Ismail spearheaded the Talapady Gram Panchayat elections held on Thursday and assumed the president post with the support of BJP, while the BJP's Pushpavathi Shetty was elected to the post of Vice-President unopposed.

 Urwa Police officers arrested a 29-year-old man, who has more than 10 cases registered against him in various police stations and has been absconding without appearing before court, on Wednesday.