Mangaluru: Youth dies as speeding bus knocks down scooter at Panambur

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April 15, 2017

Mangaluru, Apr 15: In a heartrending incident, a 22-year-old youth was a crushed to death under the wheels of a bus which knocked down his scooter at Panambur on the outskirts of the city on Saturday.

The deceased is Abdul Ikram, son of Mohammed Shareef from Sonal compound in Chokkabettu.

After completing his graduation hotel management, Abdul Ikram had joined Gold Finch hotel last year.

Like every day, this morning he was travelling from his home to hotel in his Honda Activa, when a bus rammed into it at around 8 a.m. in front of customs office in Panambur.

He died on the spot. A case has been registered at Panambur police station.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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