Gangambike of Congress, Ramila of JD(S) elected as BBMP Mayor and Deputy Mayor

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September 28, 2018

Bengaluru, Sept 28: Amid high Drama, coalition partners in Karnataka-- Congress and Janata Dal (Secular)-- bagged the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) with Gangambike Mallikarjun and Romila Umashankar declared elected, respectively, amid walkout by opposition BJP members.

The election witnessed heated arguments and scenes of BJP and Congress members indulging in wordy duel over issues like disqualifying four members of Congress -- Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh and MLCs Raghu Achar, V S Ugrappa and C R Manohar as they were not residents of Bengaluru city.

However, Regional Commissioner Shivayogi Kalasad, who was the Returning Officer, overruled the objections and enraged over the decision BJP members staged a walk out.

While Gangambike of Jayanagar ward, who was elected as the 52nd Mayor, secured 130 votes against zero votes by BJP nominee Shobha Anjanappa, while Ramila, representing secured 129 votes against Pratibha Dhanaraj of BJP who also secured no votes.

Though BJP has the highest number of councilors at 100 in the 198-member house apart from MPs, MLAs and MLCs who have voting rights, Congress and JD(S) had shared the power after the 2016 elections to BBMP.

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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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