7-year-old girl dies in hit-and-run accident near Belthangady

December 1, 2014

Beltangady, Dec 1: In a gut-wrenching tragedy a seven-year-old girl died after a reckless car driver knocked her down in front of her parents' eyes near Nada village in Belthangady taluk on Monday.

The deceased has been identified as Pooja Laxmi (7), daughter of Shivalingam and Pushpa couple from Manjakal village near Nada. She was Standard II student of St Mary School, Laila, Belthangady.

The incident took place soon after the girl and her parents returned to their village by an auto-rickshaw after a visit to Belthangady town.

“We had just alighted from the auto-rickshaw. My daughter was standing by the side of the road. A speeding WagonR plying towards Belthangady rammed into her all of a sudden,” stated Shivalingam, in his complaint to police. He said that instead of stopping the driver sped away.

The girl breathed her last soon after she was taken to a nearby hospital. A case has been registered at Beltangady police station and investigations are on.

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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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