Politics

Amidst the ongoing row over the Udupi washroom video incident, a member of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Khushbu Sundar, Thursday dismissed rumours of hidden cameras in the college restroom. On July 18, three students of a paramedical college in Udupi were suspended for allegedly filming other students by hiding a camera in the girls’ washroom. Responding to media queries Thursday on whether the rumours are true, Sundar said, “Absolutely not. That is why I said that if there are rumours of hidden cameras in the toilet. Please understand there is nil (evidence), nothing to it. There is a rumour which is going around, false videos which are going around.” Since it is an educational institution, there cannot be any hidden cameras, Sundar said. This archive story requires a subscription Unlock this article plus 300+ subscriber-only stories every month Subscribe Now Already a subscriber? Sign in

The 26-year-old son of a Congress leader in Karnataka has been arrested over a hit-and-run incident in Udupi that resulted in a motorcycle rider’s death in the early hours of November 13, police said. Prajwal Shetty allegedly rammed his Thar into a motorcycle ridden by Mohammed Hussain, a 39-year-old resident of Belapu village, around 5 am, when the victim was going to work. Shetty, who was returning home after dropping off a friend, fled from the scene with his vehicle. A grievously injured Hussain was found at the accident spot on the Punchalakadu-Belapu road by locals who shifted him to a local hospital and later to KMC Manipal

An 18-year-old boy from Udupi in Karnataka allegedly paid Rs 17,000 to a person through a YouTube channel to procure a digitally altered NEET-UG 2025 scorecard to ‘impress’ his family, prompting authorities to launch a wider investigation into online scams that offer forged academic documents for money. According to a complaint filed by the boy’s father with the Udupi Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime Station last week, the boy came across a YouTube channel called Editing Master (@Editingmaster-d6r) in April, during his NEET preparation.

A Bengaluru woman who recently went missing in Udupi district has been found dead. The police suspect that the woman either died by suicide or may have drowned in the Souparnika River in Kollur. The deceased has been identified as Vasudha Chakravarthy, 45, a resident of Thyagarajanagar in Bengaluru. Chakravarthy’s mother, Vimala, had informed the police that she had gone missing. According to the police, Chakravarthy travelled alone in her car to Kollur and parked her vehicle at a guest house of Sri Mookambika Temple on August 27. After parking the vehicle, she did not return. Vimala tried to contact Chakravarthy over the phone, but withou

A political row has erupted in Karnataka after Udupi Deputy Commissioner T K Swaroopa was seen waving a saffron flag during an event of the Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi Sunday. The legal and human rights department of the Udupi district Congress has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking action against the official for waving “an RSS flag”. The BJP has highlighted the letter to accuse the Karnataka Congress government of being anti-Hindu. Swaroopa, meanwhile, said that she had flagged off the event in her capacity as the administrator of Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC). The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday when a procession was taken out from Jodukatte to Sri Krishna Mutt as part of a biannual ‘Paryayotsava’. “Prior to the procession, Udupi (BJP) MLA Yashpal Suvarna handed over the RSS flag to the DC. DC lifted the flag and exhibited it,” noted the complaint by Harish Shetty, president of the Udupi Congress legal and human rights department. This archive story requires a subscription Unlock this article plus 300+ subscriber-only stories every month Subscribe Now Already a subscriber? Sign in