Former council chairman, Janata Pariwar leader Rambhau Potdar dies aged 93

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August 26, 2017

Belagavi, Aug 26: Former chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council Rambhau Bhimrao Potdar passed away on Saturday due to ill health in Belagavi. He was 93.

The veteran Janata Pariwar leader, known as showman of Belagavi is survived by wife and son.

He served as the cooperative minister in Ramakrishna Hegde’s cabinet and later went on to become Karnataka Legislative Council chairman. He was also the chairman and director of The Belgaum Pioneer Urban Cooperative Bank and founder of Markendeya Cooperative Sugar Factory.

He played the key role in the establishment of APMC here for which 80 acres of land had been sanctioned from the government.

Potdar had graduated from Ferguson College, Pune and was a theatre lover.

He was also close associate of Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Devegowda, Veerandra Patil and Morarji Desai. He had been keeping away from public life due to ill health in recent years.

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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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