Mangaluru Urban Police Station to lessen Rural burden

October 8, 2016

Mangaluru, Oct 8: The Mangaluru Rural Police Station that covers 54.3 square kilometres including 17 localities will be split into two within two weeks in order to lessen its burn and discharge.

M Chandra Sekhar, commissioner of Mangaluru city police, said that Mangaluru Urban Police Station will come into existence within the jurisdictional of the Rural Police Station.

The bifurcation will not only lessen burden on the existing station, but also help the police in enforcement of law and order, he told Coataldigest.com.

Mr Chandra Sekhar said that the Rural Station will operate from the same area where it is presently situated near Kaikamba. The newly created Urban Police station will function from a rented building near Sri Brahma Baiderkala Garodi Temple in Naguri until constructing a new building.

"It was a long pending demand. Since a large areas and population was coming under the limits of rural police station, there was a pressure,'' he said, promising a better policing in the days to come.

Jurisdiction

Mangaluru Urban Police Station: Padavu, Alape, Maroli , Kankanady, Jeppinamogaru, Bajal, Kannur and Adamkudru.

Mangaluru Rural Police Station: Pacchandady, Kudupu, Tiruvailu, Ulaibettu, Mallur, Bodanthila, Neermarga, Adyar and Arkula.

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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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