Haveri: The mortal remains of Naveen Gyangowdar - the Karnataka-based Indian student who was killed in a shelling attack that occurred in war-torn Ukraine - arrived at his home in Chalageri in the district. 

Naveen’s parents and the residents of his home village paid their final respects to his mortal remains. 

His body was brought home through the EK 568 Aeroplane from Dubai to Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport on Monday morning. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai handed over the body and the documents related to Naveen to his family. 

Later, an ambulance transported his mortal remains to Chalageri accompanied by police protection. His family has reportedly decided to donate Naveen’s body to the S.S. Hospital at Davangere. Arrangements have been made to facilitate the public to pay their last respects to his mortal remains until Monday evening. Thereafter, the body will be donated to the hospital, sources from the family revealed.

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police suspect that the attacker who stabbed actor Saif Ali Khan six times during an alleged burglary attempt was let into his Bandra residence by one of his house helps. The house help is currently under scrutiny as police investigate the incident. The 54-year-old actor, who sustained injuries, including one near his spine, has undergone surgery at Lilavati Hospital and is reportedly out of danger.

The attack occurred late at night, and preliminary investigations suggest the assailant may have entered the premises hours earlier and waited for an opportunity to strike. CCTV footage from the residence did not capture any recent entry, strengthening the suspicion that the attacker was assisted by someone inside.

Police reported that the incident began as a scuffle during the burglary attempt. “An unidentified person intruded into the residence of Actor Saif Ali Khan. The actor and the intruder had a scuffle. The actor is injured and is being treated. Investigation is ongoing,” officials said.

The attack has raised questions about security in Mumbai’s high-profile areas. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi criticised the state government, highlighting similar incidents such as the murder of Baba Siddique and the firing outside Salman Khan’s residence. “If celebrities in Bandra are not safe, who in Mumbai is? This is a serious failure of law and order,” she said.

Actor Pooja Bhatt also expressed concerns, urging authorities to address the issue urgently. “Can this lawlessness please be curbed? Bandra has never felt so unsafe before,” she tweeted, tagging Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and senior officials.

Police are now focused on identifying the attacker, who fled the scene, and examining the possible role of the house help in the incident.