Chikkamagaluru: A Kerala-based engineer, who was on tour to Sringeri temple, has reportedly gone missing.

 Sandeep S (30), a resident of Mukeri near Calicut in Kerala, is the missing engineer. He visited Chikkamagaluru on his bike and has been missing for last three days. Sandeep's parents have filed a complaint at the Calicut police station regarding this.

 Meanwhile, Sandeep's bike was found on the banks of Tunga River in the limits of Hariharpura police station. Besides, his mobile phone location is said to be located in Chikkamagaluru district.

 The police have suspected that Sandeep might have been drowned in Tunga River. The search has been launched.

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Hassan: In a major development in the pen drive obscene video circulation case that created a stir in Hassan, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed a detailed chargesheet running into 13,712 pages before a senior civil court in the district.

According to SIT sources, the chargesheet names a total of 52 individuals, out of whom charges have been confirmed against 39 persons. Investigation against the remaining individuals is still underway.

The key accused have been identified as Naveen (A1), Karthik N. (A2), who is a car driver, Chetan B.C. (A3), Chetan Y.S. (A4) and Likhith Gowda (A5). They are accused of being actively involved in the recording, storage and distribution of the videos.

Several other names have also been included in the chargesheet as part of the investigation, officials said, adding that further probe is continuing.

Reacting to the development, advocate and BJP leader Devarajegowda alleged that key accused have been left out of the chargesheet. He claimed that despite widespread knowledge about those involved in distributing the pen drives, their names do not appear in the chargesheet and termed the investigation a “false report.”