Man booked for celebrating death of 8 Christian' kids on Facebook

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June 24, 2016

Mangaluru, Jun 23: A case has been registered at Moodbidri police station against a suspected Hindutva activist for posting an extremely insensitive and communal comment on the Facebook regarding the death of eight school children in a road accident at Trasi in Kundapur.

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The comment posted from the Facebook account of Shankar Prasad read:?“Sattavarella Christaralla, Namagenu Bidi” (All those who died are Christians, why should we bother?).

The police registered a case on a complaint by a local Christian leader and entrepreneur Ashwin Jossy Pereira. Later, addressing a press conference, Ashwin said children are equal to God and it is inhuman to comment against those who are dead.

“If the police fail to arrest Shankar Prasad within seven days, protests will be held throughout the district,” he said and sought a public apology from Prasad for his Facebook?post.

As many as eight schoolchildren were killed and 11 others sustained injuries when a private bus rammed into the Maruti Omni in which they were going to Don Bosco School on Tuesday near Trasi in Kundapur taluk of Udupi. The victims have been Ananya, Ancita, Alvita, Clarissa, Calista, Delvin, Nikhita and Royston.

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s
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Sunday, 26 Jun 2016

now innocent children are also not spared by hindutva

True commentator
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Saturday, 25 Jun 2016

These kids are like clan flowers not seen the world. Very innocent.
How a person can have hatred OR enmity with such innocent kids.

This guy does not represent all Hindus, this is his own corrupt ideology. However his fellow Hindus have responsibility to correct him, to change him by hook OR Crook. One guy spoils the name of entire community is not acceptable in the civil society.

We are with the saddened parents and friends of these kids.

Satyameva jayate
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Friday, 24 Jun 2016

Uneducated goons and their leaders.....expected......when this guy dies please notify in media so the whole world can comment....Sattadu ondu naai alla ....municipality garbagige haaki....

human being
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Friday, 24 Jun 2016

shame on him no matter what he is or which religion he belongs to, he is not worthy of being human.. if he has no mercy for humanity.. put those aside, we have more people from different community who prayed for all those blessed souls.. today i attended juma in one of masjid.. and there was dua after prayer including these children's n all those who passed away in such tragedy. #beahumanfirst #humanityismypriority

ali
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Friday, 24 Jun 2016

RSS and Bajrangi has become more dangerous for human. They started to think like animals.
After worshiping stone for many years their heart has became stones permanently.

SATYA VISHWASI
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Friday, 24 Jun 2016

WHAT one can expect from this inhumans, cruel communal minds,even animals have mercy to each others and they express it some forms, but these so called chad.....is are now proved to be worse than that.. may the almighty creator protect the people of our nation from such ANTI HUMANS..

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Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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