Karnataka Businessman Goes Missing, Damaged BMW Found Near Mangaluru Bridge, Police Suspect Sui

A businessman from Karnataka has gone missing, with his damaged car found near a bridge in Mangaluru, police stated on Sunday. Mumthaz Ali, the brother of Janata Dal (Secular) MLC BM Farooq and former Congress MLA Mohiuddin Bava, disappeared early in the morning, triggering a large-scale search operation by the police. According to the police, his BMW had "accident-related marks".

“As per the preliminary investigation, around 3 am, he left his house in his car and roamed around the city. Around 5 am, he stopped his car near the Kulur bridge in Mangaluru. The car had certain accident-related marks, and after that, his daughter informed the local police,” Mangaluru Police Commissioner, Anupam Agrawal, said, news agency ANI reported.

#WATCH | Mangaluru, Karnataka: Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal says, "Today early morning we received information that a businessman Mumthaz Ali's vehicle was found near Kulur bridge. He might have jumped from the bridge. Local police reached the spot and started the… pic.twitter.com/t2yJzC66fi