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Frustrated over beef ban, B-Town calls for 'freedom of choice'

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March 3, 2015

Mumbai, March 3: Following the Maharashtra government's ban on the sale and possession of beef in the state, Bollywood celebrities like Raveena Tandon, Farhan Akhtar and Ayushmann Khurrana share their thoughts on the "freedom of choice".

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Here's what the celebrities posted on their micro-blogging website Twitter handles:

Raveena Tandon: @TandonRaveena: My only take on beef issue that it should not be enforced, it should be optional... To eat or not to eat, is a personal choice (sic).

Farhan Akhtar: So now in Maharashtra you can have a beef with someone, but you can't have beef with someone.

Ayushmann Khurrana: Beef faal baad! #kaminey

Shruti Seth: Hahahahahahaha "@theghantas: Our reaction when they banned beef in Maharashtra! #BeefBan

Vir Das: Dear Govt. With beef, let's ban teeth. We can live on vegetable smoothies and this way your politicians can't make hate speeches anymore :-)

Uday Chopra: Beef gets bannedÂ…on the plus side, less red meat in our diet is a good thingÂ…on the not so plus sideÂ…another step towards a theocratic state.

Aarti Chabria: #BeefBan? Well I don't eat beef anyway...But seriously???

Vishal Dadlani: I'm vegetarian, so this #BeefBan doesnt affect me personally. But freedom of choice is important, in a country where more than 30% eat beef!

Nimrat Kaur: No beef. Now no jokes on this please.

Milap Zaveri: I don't eat beef but I don't have any beef with beef! Then why the beep should we beep beef!?

Siddharth Mallya: So if I was to go to someone's house for dinner and they served me a steak, would I automatically become an accessory to the crime? #BeefBan

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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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