CM may field Mahadevappa's son for Nanjangud by-election

October 22, 2016

Bengaluru, Oct 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is learnt to have been contemplating fielding Sunil Bose, son of PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa, in the byelection to be held for the Nanjangud Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Sources in the Congress said Mahadevappa wants to introduce his son to politics through the bypoll necessitated due to the resignation of senior leader V Srinivas Prasad as Congress MLA recently. The PWD minister has already held talks with a section of party workers in Mysuru district and sought their cooperation, the sources said. Bose recently courted controversy when he was caught partying with some police officers in Mysuru.

The BJP had also dragged his name in the illegal sand mining issue and charged Mahadevappa with trying to protect his son and indirectly encouraging illegal sand mining in T Narsipur.
Mahadevappa is an MLA from T Narispur and he is also Mysuru district in-charge minister.

The sources said a section of leaders in the Congress is against fielding Mahadevappa's son in the bypoll. Bose is a political novice. He will be no match to Srinivas Prasad if the latter decides to contest the bypoll. The party has to find a senior leader to fight against Prasad, the leaders are learnt to have told the chief minister.

Names of former MP Shivanna, senior leaders Siddaraju, Bharatishankar, Govindaiah and Shivamallu are also making rounds as the probables from the Congress party.

The sources said Srinivas Prasad is likely to contest the bypoll as an independent candidate. He is learnt to have urged the BJP and the JD(S) to extend their support to him by not fielding their candidates. Both the BJP and the JD(S) have invited Prasad to join them.

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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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