Class 9 girl in serious condition after brutal assault by school administrator

September 27, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 27: A class 9 student of a private English medium school in Venoor in Dakshina Kannada district is in a serious condition after being brutally attacked by the school administrator.

A case has been registered against Girish, the administrator of Kumbhashree English Medium School at Venoor police station. He is reportedly at large.

The 14-year-old girl, who suffered injuries due to corporal punishment, has been shifted from the Government Hospital in Belthangady to the Government Wenlock Hospital in the city after her condition deteriorated and she started vomiting blood on Monday.

Childline Mangaluru co-ordinator Sampath Katti said that the decision to shift her to Mangaluru was taken after she suffered chest pain and vomited blood.

It is learnt that on September 23 Girish hit on the girl's head with a ruler and then banged her head against the wall for “poor academic performance”.

Katti said the girl had suffered injuries on her head after the headmaster of the school allegedly beat her.

As a result, she had five stitches on her head and a blood clot was also found on her hand. It was revealed during preliminary investigation that she was beaten on earlier occasion too, but no complaint had been lodged as both the parties ended in a compromise, he said.

The latest incident occurred on September 23 around 12 midnight at the hostel of the school soon after she completed a home work. It is said that Girish, who normally forces students in the hostel to study till 1 a.m., was not happy with her homework.

The student hails from poor family of Kerala and her parents cannot speak Kannada. The girl stays in the school hostel. It is also alleged that several students from the hostel are also beaten up. The Childline that received the information on Saturday have informed the police so that the girl's statement is recorded at Venur police station, he added.

It is worth mentioning here that nearly two decades ago residents of Venoor had staged a protest against the same Girish for allegedly raping a girl.

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Cheddis have an opportunity to show their hindutuva savior to the poor girl but they are silent... They will not meddle in such social commitment which will eliminate the criminals in the society.

Cruel Girish, shame on you. Need to punish him in the same manner at public view!!

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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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