Mangaluru: 2 more flights from Dubai, 1 more from Abu Dhabi diverted

November 5, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 5: Three more inbound international flights were diverted from Mangaluru International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Kochi International Airport due to dense fog on Friday.

J T Radhakrishna, airport director, said that the flights were diverted on account of poor visibility on the runway due to dense fog that had enveloped the airport area.

While the first flight to MIA was Jet Airways 9W 501 from Abu Dhabi arrived at 6.45am and was diverted to Bengaluru. It later arrived at 11.17am.

Air India Express flight IX814 from Dubai that was scheduled to land at MIA at 7.25am was diverted to Cochin. The flight finally landed at 11.40am. The third flight was Jet Airways 9W531 from Dubai which arrived at 8.50am and was diverted to Bengaluru. It arrived at MIA at 11.42am.

On Thursday, two flightsfrom Abu Dhabi and Dubai were diverted to KIA in Bengaluru and Calicut International Airport in Karipur respectively. Jet Airways flight 9W501 from Abu Dhabi that was scheduled to land at MIA at 5.20am was diverted to Bengaluru and finally landed here at 10.30am. Likewise, Air India Express flight IX814 from Dubai that was rescheduled to land at MIA at 7.25am, was diverted to Calicut. The flight finally landed at 11am.

Also Read: Mangaluru: Fog forces diversion of flights from Dubai, Abu Dhabi

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Lol....why on earth have you used that representation image for this article. I bet you folks have no idea what aircraft that is

Fog in Mangalore? WTF? Are you out of your mind?

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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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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