Mumthaz Ali, the brother of former Karnataka MLA Mohiuddin Bava, has gone missing, and police are investigating the possibility that he may have taken his own life after his vehicle was found abandoned near the Kulur bridge early Sunday morning.
According to police, Ali, a businessman, left his home at 3 am, and drove around the city. Around 5 am, he stopped his car near the Kulur bridge, where authorities suspect he may have jumped into the river after reportedly colliding with a bus before parking his vehicle, The Indian Express reported.
Search operations, involving the State Disaster Response Force and Coast Guard, are ongoing in the river. Diver Eshwar Malpe has also been enlisted to assist in the search.
“There was a fight at his home following which he left. He called his daughter and told him that he is going to die. We need to know if he parked the car and left the place or jumped into the river,” a police officer said.
Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal and other senior officials are overseeing the searc