H1N1 claims 7 lives in Udupi since January

July 2, 2014

Manipal, Jul 2: Udupi District Health and Family Welfare Officer Ramachandra Bairy said that there had been seven deaths in the district due to H1N1 from January 1 to June 30.

He was speaking at a meeting of doctors of private medical institutions on checking the spread of H1N1 at the District Offices Complex here on Tuesday.

Dr. Bairy said that a total of 42 cases had been reported in the district, of whom, seven had died.

Of the 22 cases of H1N1 reported in Udupi taluk, four persons had died. Of the three cases of H1N1 reported in Karkala taluk, one had died. In Kundapur taluk, of the 15 cases reported, two had died.

He told the heads of various private medical institutions to inform the department as soon as a case of H1N1 was detected.

The department had sufficient medicine in its stock to deal with the disease and quick detection would help in better treatment, Dr. Bairy said.

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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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