Derogatory Facebook posts on Prophet spark massive protest in Uppinangady

March 19, 2015

Mangaluru, Mar 19: Hundreds of Muslims in Uppinangady town, about 50 kilometers from here, staged a protest on Wednesday demanding the arrest of a college student, who for posting derogatory memes on Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on Facebook.

Most of the Muslim shops remained closed in the town on Wednesday in response to the bandh call given by the Uppinangay Nagarika Kriya Samiti, a forum of local activists to fight against anti-social elements.

The agitators took out a march on the main street of the town before holding a protest meet. Addressing the protesters Mustafa Kempi, president of Uppinangady Juma Masjid, threatened to call for district wide bandh on Friday if the police failed to nab the accused by Thursday evening.

Former Zilla Panchayat member KK Shahul Hameed, PFI activist Seema Razzak also spoke. A large number of activists, local Muslim leaders and clerics also took part in the protest.

A case has been registered at Uppinangady police station against Adesh Shetty, a student of Vivekananda College, Puttur for uploading derogatory memes on the Prophet (pbuh) on Facebook portraying the latter as a rapist.

As precautionary measures, additional police force has been deployed in the town to prevent any untoward incidents or disruption of law and order.

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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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