Ivan D’Souza threatens to file Rs 300-cr defamation suit against 3 BJP leaders

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October 12, 2017

Mangaluru, Oct 12: Congress leader and chief whip of the government in the Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza has threatened to file a defamation suit for Rs 300 crore in damages against three legislators from BJP for levelling baseless allegations against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

BJP MLC and former minister B J Puttaswamy, former BJP MLC Go Madhusudhan and MLA Ravi Subrahmanya had stated that CM had mislead courts to get 6 acre and 26 guntas of land in Bhoopsandra (RMV II Stage) in Bengaluru denotified.

Briefing media persons here on Wednesday, D’Souza said that the BJP leaders have been engaged in levelling false allegations against Chief Minister and State government.

“I am pained by such false allegations. Hence, I have decided to file a defamation suit against the three legislators in the local court in Mangaluru within a day or two. I have already spoken to legal experts in this regard,” D’Souza added.

Puttaswamy claimed that the denotification had resulted in a loss of Rs 300 crore to the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). Which is why I will file the suit,” he said.

Stating that he has verified all the documents pertaining to the denotification of the land, he said that all the proceedings are as per the High Court and Supreme Court order. The chief minister had no role in denotifying it, D’Souza reiterated.

“I am confident that my government has not committed any mistake. The BDA acquired the said land in 1978. As the land was not used for the purpose it was acquired, the owners had approached the courts to denotify it. The court had ordered the BDA to return the land to its original owners. Hence, the question of interference by the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah does not arise,” he said adding levelling false allegations is the only agenda of the BJP.

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Think Before You Post! Mangaluru Police Crack Down on Provocative Instagram Accounts

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December 5,2025

Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

Authorities have urged citizens, especially young social media users, to report suspicious pages and avoid engaging with groups that glorify violence or threaten individuals. Online hate can quickly escalate into real-world harm, and police stress that sharing or promoting such content can attract legal consequences.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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