Mangaluru: India has been placed 67th globally in the Numbeo Safety Index mid-2025 rankings, with a national safety index score of 55.8. While the country ranks in the middle tier worldwide, the city-level data reveals striking contrasts in public safety across India. According to the report, Mangaluru in Karnataka has been ranked the safest city in India, with a global position of 49 and a high safety score of 74.2.

A case has been filed at Belthangady Police Station against Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi and Girish Mattanavar, among others, with regard to the recent attack on a reporter of Suvarna News in Ujire.

The District Superintendent of Police has informed that following the clash and assault on YouTubers near Pangala Cross under the jurisdiction of Dharmasthala police station on Wednesday, and subsequent incidents in Ujire, four cases have been registered at the Dharmasthala police station and three at the Belthangady station.

Mangaluru: Renowned actor and activist Prakash Raj has strongly condemned the assault on four YouTubers in Dharmasthala.

Dharmasthala: Following a clash reported earlier today in Dharmasthala, the district police have confirmed that the situation is now under control.

Mangaluru: A third individual, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has reportedly written to the Special Investigation Team (SIT), requesting to be included in the operation to exhume human remains allegedly buried secretly in Dharmasthala village. The complainant claims to have personally witnessed the locations where the first complainant was said to have buried the bodies.

Belthangady: Four YouTubers were allegedly assaulted by unidentified individuals in Dharmasthala on Wednesday.

Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday returned to the forest near the Netravati bathing ghat, accompanied by the key complainant in the skeletal remains case.