Moodbidri: Hindu Jagarana Vedike leader arrested

Mangalore Today News Network

Moodbidri, June 27, 2025: Moodbidri police have arrested Hindu Jagarana Vedike leader Sumith Raj in connection with a complaint of a bus owner. The complaint had alleged that Sumith Raj had damaged his bus and had also placed a demand for Rs 5 lakhs and collected the same from him.

The case dates back to November 11, 2024 wherein there was a collision between a private bus and a two-wheeler in which two-wheeler riders Sumitra and her daughter Sanvi were injured.

Sumith Raj

The bus driver was blamed for negligent driving and Hindu Jagarana Vedike leaders led by Sumith Raj and others had staged a protest demanding immediate compensation following which the bus owner had handed over Rs 5 lakhs as compensation within hours after the mishap.

The bus owner had later lodged a complaint regarding this in Moodbidri Police Station.

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