DK police catch Kerala man for crude bomb attack in Puttur

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October 28, 2018

Mangaluru, Oct 28: The Dakshina Kannada district police have managed to catch the main suspect in connection with the crude bomb explosion at the house of Narayana Prasad, a caterer at Polya in Kabaka village near Puttur, Dakshina Kannada.

The arrested has been identified as Babu alias Balan (60), a resident of Ernakulam. He allegedly committed the crime on October 15, after he was removed from the work by Narayana Prasad. The accused was also staying at the victim’s house as a tenant until being sacked from the work.

Balan allegedly used rock blasting explosives to make a crude bomb that was blasted at the house. Due to the blast, Narayana and his wife Shalini, 35, were severely injured.

According to police, he had planted about three bombs, one of which exploded. The remaining two bombs were recovered by the police. Three police teams were formed to nab the accused. The accused was produced before the court, which remanded him in police custody for five days.

Also Read: Woman injured as crude bomb explodes; revenge from ex-employee suspected

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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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