Mangaluru cops solve 17 month-old theft: 2 held, Rs 14 lakh worth goods seized

January 8, 2015

Mangaluru, Jan 18: Two suspected thieves have been arrested by Mangaluru City police in connection with a 17 month old sanitary ware theft case in the city.

The arrested are Mohammed Asheef, 27, resident of Ira Village of Bantwal taluk and Mohammed, 30 of Panemangalore, Bantwal taluk. Stolen goods worth Rs 14.35 lakh have been recovered from the duo.

The theft had occurred on July 18, 2013. The complainant Nityananda Hegde, manager of PC Mallappa and Company, Highlands, had stated that when he had opened the showroom on July 19, he had found the showroom ransacked and checking revealed that Jaguar sanitary fittings and Rs 49,181 cash totalling Rs 6.93 lakh was missing.

On Tuesday, Mangaluru South Police Inspector Dinaker Shetty stopped two youth riding a two-wheeler in a suspicious manner, with a gunny sack between them on Rosario Church Road. When asked to stop, the two fled along with the vehicle only to be apprehended. The accused did not give proper explanation for the wares in the sack and later admitted to have robbed the showroom.

Further interrogation led to accused admitting that they had committed others thefts also near Kadri and Naguri. The police seized the stolen goods and a two wheeler without documents from them. Later the police also seized stolen goods worth lakhs of Rupees from a scrap shop at Bikkarnakatte totally valued at Rs 14.35 lakh.

Asheef has cases of theft in Mangalore East and Bantwal Rural police stations.

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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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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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