14 nominations accepted in Dakshina Kannada; 8 among them are independents

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March 27, 2019

Mangaluru, Mar 27: The nomination papers of 14 candidates, most of them independents, have been accepted in Dakshina Kannada constituency for next month’s Lok Sabha polls.

Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil told media persons that as many as 15 persons had filed 24 nominations. The nomination of one Sudarshan of BJP was rejected as he was a dummy candidate and the BJP’s main candidate’s nomination has been accepted.

The last date for withdrawal of nomination is March 29. The candidates whose nominations were accepted are:
Nalin Kumar Kateel (BJP)
Mithun M Rai (Indian National Congress)
Mohammed Elyas (SDPI)
Supreeth Kumar Poojary (Hindustan Janata Party)
Vijay Srinivas C (Uttam Prajakeeya Party)
S Sathish Salian (BSP)
Deepak Rajesh Coelho (Independent)
Maxim Pinto (Independent)
Ismail Shafiq (Independent)
Mohammed Khalid (Independent)
Domonic Alexander D’Souza (Independent)
Venkatesh Bende (Independent)
Abdul Hamid (Independent)
H Suresh Poojary (Independent)

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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