10 doctors make it to Karnataka Assembly: 6 from Cong, 3 from BJP, 1 from JD(S)

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May 17, 2018

Bengaluru, May 17: The number of doctors in Karnataka legislative assembly has reduced from 11 to 10 after 2018 polls. In fact over two dozen doctors had contested the May 12 Assembly elections. However, only 10 among them have registered victory.

Among the 10 doctors six MLAs are from the Congress, three from BJP, and one from JD(S).

The State unit of Indian Medical Association (IMA) had supported all doctor candidates irrespective of the parties they contested from.

Following are the doctors who have made it to the Assembly: Ashwath Narayan (MBBS), Shivaraj Patil (General Medicine), Bharath Shetty Y. (Dentist), K. Sudhakar (MBBS), H.D. Ranganath (Ortho), Anjali Hemant Nimbalkar (Gynaecologist), Yathindra (Pathologist), K. Srinivasmurthy (MBBS), Umesh Jadhav (General Surgery), and Ajay Dharam Singh (MBBS).

Last time, 11 doctors made it to the Legislature, including outgoing Ministers Sharanprakash R. Patil and H.C. Mahadevappa. The other doctor legislators were Shivraj Patil, Makbul S. Bhagwan, Vishwanath Patil, Ashwath Narayan, Srinivas Murthy, Sudhakar Reddy, Ajay Singh, A.B. Malakareddy, and Umesh G. Jadhav.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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