Udupi: Manipal police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a case registered following the suicide of a student in Manipal.The arrested person has been identified as Sai Bhingare from Dadra and Nagar H…

Udupi: Manipal police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a case registered following the suicide of a student in Manipal.The arrested person has been identified as Sai Bhingare from Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Karnataka CM to hold public meetings in Udupi, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru to hear from people affected with Kasturirangan reportThe case was registered following a private complaint filed before the court by Leslie Joseph Mathew, 60, a resident of Assam and father of the deceased student, Paula Leslie Warjri. In his complaint, he had stated that his daughter Paula L  a second-year student  was found dead in a room near Coin Circle, Manipal, between 11.45 pm on November 7, 2025, and 8.40 am on November 8.Manipal police had initially registered an unnatural death report under Section 194 of the BNSS and subsequently closed the case after preparing the final report.The deceased’s iPad, iPhone, diary and other digital records, which had been seized during the investigation, were later handed over to her father. On examining the devices and diary, he allegedly found records of exchanges through Snapchat involving a person identified as Sai Bhingare alias Sai Patil.Dakshina Kannada, Udupi police gear up for elaborate security arrangements ahead of GaneshotsavaThe complainant suspected that Bhingare might have subjected Paula to continuous harassment, coercion or blackmail, possibly driving her to suicide. Based on the complaint, Manipal police registered a case  under Section 308(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.Following the directions of Manipal Police Inspector Mahesh Prasad, PSI Thimmesh BN took up the investigation. Sai Bhingare  was arrested   and was produced before the court, which in turn remanded him in judicial custody.  

Source: Deccan Herald