Mangaluru: Modelling aspirant college girl found dead with noose around neck; suicide or murder?

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March 10, 2021

Mangaluru, Mar 10: A teenage college girl and aspiring model was found dead at Kumpala near Ullal in Mangaluru taluk today.

The deceased has been identified as Preksha (17), daughter of Chitthaprasad, a resident of Kumpala’s Ashraya Colony. She was student of Dr Nitte Shankara Adyanthaya Memorial PU College, Mangaluru.

It is learnt that Preksha had taken leave and stayed at home. She was supposed to leave to Bengaluru on Wednesday night for a photoshoot. However she was dead when her mother returned home for lunch in the afternoon.

Preksha’s mother had been to Anganwadi on work and Preksha was alone at home. Her body was found with a noose around the neck inside her house.

Even though, it appeared to be a case of suicide, neighbours and family members suspect it to be a case of murder. According to local residents, three people had visited the house when Preksha was alone.

Jurisdictional Ullal police visited the spot and undertook investigation.

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Karkala Theme Park scam: Sculptor arrested over fake bronze statue

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November 11,2024

Udupi, Nov 11: The Karkala town police in Udupi have arrested Krishna Naik, the sculptor responsible for installing a 33-foot Parashurama statue at Umikkal Hill in Bailur, Karkala taluk.

Naik, the owner of Krish Art World and a resident of Bengaluru's Visvesvaraya Layout, was apprehended in Mahe, part of the Union Territory of Puducherry, for allegedly substituting a look-alike statue in place of a genuine bronze figure at the Parashurama Theme Park in Karkala.

Udupi Superintendent of Police Dr. Arun K confirmed the arrest, stating that Naik faces charges under Sections 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code.

This legal action followed a complaint lodged in June by Krishna Shetty, a resident of Nallur village, Karkala. Shetty claimed that Naik had received a payment of ₹1,25,50,000 from Udupi Nirmithi Kendra for the installation of a bronze Parashurama statue. However, Naik allegedly deceived the government by installing a replica instead.

The statue was unveiled on January 27, 2023, by then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has since ordered a CID investigation to probe deeper into the alleged fraud surrounding the statue's installation at the theme park.

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