Man arrested with machete, knife in Manipal; Remanded to judicial custody

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Oct 27, 2026: Manipal police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly carrying deadly weapons without valid authorisation on a public road in Vidyaratna Nagar, Manipal.

According to police, the incident occurred on October 24, when Police Sub-Inspector (Investigation) Shambhulingaiah M.E. received information about a person behaving suspiciously while carrying weapons in the area.

Acting on the information, he rushed to the spot with police personnel and detained the accused, identified as Mohammed Parvez, 26, a resident of Kinnimulki in Udupi.

Police seized two weapons from his possession: an iron machete measuring approximately 20 inches with a blue handle and an iron knife measuring around 16 inches with a green handle.

During questioning, the accused reportedly disclosed that cases related to the sale and consumption of narcotic substances had previously been registered against him at Udupi Town, Shirva and CEN police stations in Udupi district, as well as Kavoor police station in Mangaluru.

Police said the accused claimed to have personal enmity with individuals associated with the Dawood, Isak and Garuda gangs and was carrying the weapons with the intention of assaulting them.

A case has been registered against him at Manipal police station. After his arrest, he was produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody.