Man in Bengaluru survives assault by slitting throat; police team looks for absconding accused
Bengaluru: An employee of a granite company reportedly had a narrow escape from death after an unidentified assailant slit his throat with a knife near a petrol bunk in Vinayaka Nagar, Kamakshipalya, early Friday morning.
The assault victim, Narayana (38), is said to have been returning from the factory after completing his night shift, when he was stopped near the petrol bunk and attacked, according to a report in Deccan Herald.
The assailant is learned to have fled from the spot while a severely injured and heavily bleeding Narayana collapsed on the road.
Passersby, who noticed him, came to his help by immediately calling emergency helpline Namma 112. The Hoysala patrol unit and Kamakshipalya policemen were informed by the staff at the control room and Assistant Sub-inspector Kemparaju and constable Harish Kumar are said to have rushed to the crime scene.
Narayana was taken to a nursing home in Sunkadakatte for emergency medical care. The doctors have stressed on the importance of the role played by both timely intervention and immediate medical care given in saving Narayana’s life.
A senior police officer has reportedly said that Narayana is being treated in hospital and his health condition is stable.
Speaking about the assault on Narayana, the officer said that investigation is on to identify and find the attacker as well as the motive behind the attack.
The officer added that a case of attempt to murder has been registered and an investigation team is probing the matter. Reasons like robbery and old rivalry with Narayana’s former co-workers are being considered for investigation. The officer said that the team is waiting for Narayana to recover as he would provide more information on the cause for attack.
A special team has obtained and is checking the CCTV camera footage from near the crime scene to find the accused, the officer added.
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US LPG cargo ship from Texas arrives at Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): An LPG cargo ship from the US arrived at the New Mangalore Port on Sunday, amid the supply constraints due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.
The vessel "Pyxis Pioneer", which left Port of Nederland in Texas on February 14, brought 16,714 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for discharge to Aegis Logistics, officials said.
The vessel follows the Russian "Aqua Titan" ship in reaching the port within the span of a day.
The development is considered significant as Mangaluru is home to India's largest underground LPG storage facility, which became operational in September 2025. The storage facility, located 225 metres below sea level, has a capacity of 80,000 metric tonnes.
In an earlier development, a Russian crude oil tanker named "Aqua Titan", originally headed to China, was diverted to India a few days ago. The ship arrived off the Mangaluru coast on Saturday evening carrying 7.7 lakh barrels of crude oil.
The crude is reportedly being unloaded via an offshore pipeline connected to a jetty 12 nautical miles from the shore to the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL).
