Outing with friends ends BBM student in watery grave

March 2, 2013

Mangalore, Mar 2: A good refreshing break and frolic filled outing is what every student wants after a cumbersome examination schedule. One such outing took a tragic end on Saturday.

Nihal Bangera (19) who had gone on an outing with friends after finishing exams drowned while his friends could do nothing but scream and cry for help. If at all Nihal had not ventured into a adventurous swimming, he would have been alive to blow off 19 candles on March 5.

Nihal was pursuing his first year BBM course in SDM College of Business Management in the city. On completing his exams on Saturday, he along with his friends left to Pilikula Nisargadhama.

However they decided to further head towards Moodushedde to spend some time near the dam. At the dam, Nihal decided to swim, brushing aside words of caution from his friends who knew very well that Nihal did not know how to swim.

On stepping in to the water, Nihal started to drown crying for help. His friends remained to be mute spectators because the only thing they could do was cry for help and gather people.

Unfortunately, their plea did not reach people because the spot was far from residential areas. After sometime when the local residents reached the spot, it was already late.

The police who rushed to the spot called the divers to the spot and initiated a search operation. The adamant youth who had stepped into water returned numb. Case has been registered with Kavoor police.

Nihal is the elder son of Keshava, resident of Colonel Garden, Bokkapatna. Keshava, an auto driver has a younger daughter studying in 8th standard.

On Saturday, Nihal had left to college to appear for examination as usual and at 1.30 pm he had attended his mother's call and said that his exams went on well.

Nihal's mother, an anganwadi worker as usual had told her son to go straight to tuitions and then head back home instead of loitering with friends. While Nihal answered his mother in affirmatives, he actually went to Moodushedde with friends.

Nihal had been good at studies and had maintained distinction throughout his academics. He was an all-rounder who was good at sports and in co-curricular activities too.

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SIT raids rape accused BJP MLA Munirathna’s residence, 15 other locations

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September 28,2024

Bengaluru, Sep 28: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing charges against arrested Karnataka BJP MLA N. Munirathna Naidu, including allegations of rape, honey-trapping, and other offences, on Saturday conducted raids at his residence and 15 other locations across the city.

Sources confirmed that the raids were taking place at his Vyalikaval residence and other properties owned by the BJP MLA. The operation is being conducted by the SIT under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) led by ACP Kavitha.

The team is examining documents, electronic devices, and other materials related to the rape and honey-trapping case. The SIT is being supported by experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), with Superintendent of Police (SP) Sowmya Latha also participating in the search and inspection at Munirathna’s Vyalikaval residence.

According to sources, the raids were triggered by information provided by the victim, who alleged that Munirathna recorded footage of sexual assaults and used it to blackmail politicians and public servants, including IAS and IPS officers.

The victim reportedly revealed that she was used to entrap the woman who had lodged a rape case against a senior IFS officer. She was allegedly instructed to frame the rape victim in a drug peddling case.

The complainant told police that she was tasked with capturing compromising videos of the rape victim who had filed the case against the IFS officer. She claimed that, after several failed attempts to obtain the videos, the victim was drugged with sleeping pills, and obscene footage was recorded without her consent. Later, the IFS officer was bailed out from the charges.

Furthermore, the complainant has accused MLA Munirathna of raping her at his office within the state legislature, in his official vehicle, and at his godown. She has alleged that he recorded videos of these assaults.

Police sources also revealed that the victim in the MLA's case provided details of a plot involving sending HIV-infected women to Munirathna's targets in an attempt to ruin them politically and personally. She also disclosed the names of several politicians whom she had entrapped through honey-trapping.

The woman further claimed that Munirathna had threatened to have her son kidnapped and killed if she refused to comply with his demands. According to her, the MLA had a well-organised team dedicated to carrying out these honey-trapping operations, and she provided details about his close associates and relatives involved in the scheme.

Munirathna, who was in judicial custody following his arrest in the rape and honey-trap case, has now been taken into the custody of the SIT.

The MLA was transferred from Bengaluru Central Jail to the CID office on the night of September 24. The BJP legislator, however, has denied all the allegations, claiming they are false.

Karnataka Congress leader D.K. Suresh had alleged that Munirathna was trying to infect his adversaries with HIV and that the government should investigate the matter.

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