Six saffron activists held for pelting stones at buses during hartal in DK

February 28, 2017

Mangaluru, Feb 28: As many as six persons have been arrested in Bantwal and Belthangady taluks of Dakshina Kananda for pelting stones on KSRTC buses and trying to create unrest during a district-wide hartal on February 25.

In spite of permission denial by the police, the saffron groups had organized the hartal in the district to register their protest against the Mangaluru visit of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Bhushan Gulabrao Borase, superintendent of police of Dakshina Kannada, said that six persons were held in connection with five cases of stone pelting on KSRTC buses on Saturday under the limits of Belthangady, Bantwal rural and town police station.

Kavan Kumar, 23, who indulged in the act at Pilichandikallu at Kuvettu in Belthangady taluk was arrested by Belthangady police. Achyuth, another saffron activist, was arrested by Bantwal town police.

Bantwal rural police arrested four persons in connection with three cases registered in their limits. They are Aatish, 26 of Kallige, Praveen, 28 of Kumdelu, and Mukesh, 26, and Kishore, 28 of Maripalla.

All the above accused were booked under sections 427 of IPC and section 2(A) of Karnataka Prevention of Destruction of Loss of Property Act, 1981 and produced before jurisdictional court.

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Only 6? What about the gang of +50 sanghis who pelted stones and damaged many buses. These goondas do this every now and then.

Collect from them all the cost of damage, replacement and loss of business etc.,

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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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