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In what appears to be a perfect plot for a crime thriller, a trader, enraged by his son's death in a mysterious accident, hired contract killers to bump off his son's friend whom he suspected to be behind the "murder".

A rowdy-sheeter was hacked to death by four unknown persons, who came on two scooters on Thursday. The incident took place at the Emmekere grounds in Mangaluru South police station limits at 5.50 pm. The deceased is Rahul alias Kakke,26, from Hoige Bazar.

Four members of a family, including two children, were found dead in their house in Morgan’s Gate on Wednesday. The deceased are Nagesh Sheriguppi, 30, his wife Vijayalakshmi, 26, daughter Sapna, 8, and son Samarth, 4. The family hailed from Bilgi taluk in Bagalkot district. While Nagesh was a driver, his wife worked as a domestic help.

The incident took place in the tribal dominated Salegadh village, under the jurisdiction of Chapara police station.

More than six armed dacoits struck the house of a retired deputy inspector general of police (stamp) at Madhwapur locality in Kydganj in the wee hours of Sunday and decamped with booty worth lakhs including cash, jewellery and other valuables. The dacoits also brutally assaulted the ex-DIG. He had been admitted at a nursing home.

Police rescued two students studying in a PU college and arrested three people on the charge of running an organised prostitution racket at an apartment in Mangaluru South police station limits on Thursday. The arrested accused are Shameena, Siddiq and Ayeshamma.

Four members of a family were found dead in their house located at Morgans Gate area on Wednesday.

GANDHINAGAR: Four IPS officers of Gujarat along with two PIs, one PSI, two head constables and two police constables received the President's Police Medal.

Cases booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Mangaluru city recently indicate that the neighbouring towns of Kasaragod and Uppala in Kerala are emerging as hubs for narcotics.

The city police have arrested seven people in connection with chain snatching, robbery, two-wheeler theft, and obstructing police from performing their duties.

City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar has announced a major reshuffle at the women’s police station in Pandeshwar, where six personnel were suspended based on a preliminary report, and 26 others are being transferred out.

The family of a 47-year- old woman who sustained critical injuries after her two-wheeler was hit by a speeding BMW car that had jumped the divider, has decided to donate her organs after she was declared brain dead.

People from all walks of life ran a five-kilometre mini marathon in Palanpur on Sunday to highlight the consequences of environmental imbalances.

The sub-inspector (SI) of the woman’s police station was suspended by the Mangaluru city police commissioner on charges of heading a faulty investigation in connection with a Pocso case.

The accused are Zubair Hammabba,52, Abdul Nasir,40, and Deepak Kumar,32, who are residents of Mangaluru. While Zubair and Abdul are drivers, Deepak assists his father, who is an electrical contractor. The vehicle used for the crime has been seized.