29 model polling booths in Dakshina Kannada

April 17, 2014

Mangalore, Apr 17: Deputy Commissioner and returning officer A B Ibrahim earlier has said that all polling personnel and electronic voting machines (EVMs) had been dispatched to their respective polling booths by Wednesday.

He said that 29 polling stations out of the total 1,766 stations in the DK constituency had been selected as model polling stations. In Sullia assembly constituency, there were 10 model polling booths, Bantwal - 5, Mangalore North - 5, Mangalore South - 2, Mangalore - 2, Moodbidri - 3 and Puttur - 2, he informed.

The two model polling stations in Mangalore South are located at Government Higher Primary School in Mannagudda (Middle Wing) and St Sebastian school at Bendoor, he added.

Feedback forms provided to presiding officers

In an innovative measure taken up by the district administration, presiding officers in each polling booth will be given a feedback form to get feedback from the polling personnel on their training programme, basic facilities provided in polling booths, transportation and accommodations and functioning of EVMs, he said.

Nearly 80 percent of buses have been withdrawn along the Kasargod route. Buses have not been withdrawn from routes where only single buses operate, he said.

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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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