Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DC)

Mangaluru, Dec 2: An engineering student from the city who mysteriously went missing has been traced in Kochi and the police have brought him to Mangaluru.

Vinayaka, the student, has told the police that he left the city and went to Kerala as he was upset with his parents.

Urwa police confirmed to Daijiworld that Vinayaka is at Urwa station at present.

It may be recalled that Shiva Kumar, a rickshaw driver had alleged role of former sub-inspector (SI) in Bajpe police station Madan and had filed a habeas corpus petition in the high court after his attempts to trace his son went in vain.

The habeas corpus petition plea filed in the High Court by his parents had put more pressure on the police to crack the case.

According to parents, their son Vinayaka (19), a second-year student of aeronautical engineering at a private college in the city had volunteered to help Madan who tendered resignation to the SI's post to contest in the assembly elections. Madan had contested Mangaluru South as an independent. Vinayaka worked for Madan for about 7 months after the former had persuaded him to be part of election campaign.

Parents had also told that Madan lost the elections and he had kept Vinayaka in his apartment promising him a job. Thereafter Vinayaka went missing in mysterious circumstances. The attempts of his parents to contact Madan also went in vain.

The couple also filed a complaint at Urwa police station.

However, the role of former officer Madan in the case is yet to be confirmed.