Man found murdered

March 20, 2011

Mangalore, March 20: A man was found brutally murdered on Saturday night on Arbi Road neary Achary Bail junction at Moodshedde village of Mangalore Taluk.

The deceased has been identified as Venkatesh (32), a resident of Jeppinamogaru area of the city. A deep knife-stab injury was clearly visible on his body.

Kavoor police, who have registered a case of murder said, the incident took place sometime between 4:00 pm and 9:35 pm.

The reason for this incident is not known. Panambur Circle Police Inspector Valentine D'Souza is investigating the case.

Police and public are concerned over the increasing number of murder case under the limits of Mangalore City Police Commissionerate and Dakshina Kannada district police.

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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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