Mild tremors in parts of Bengaluru trigger panic among residents

April 18, 2017

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Mild tremors were felt in some parts of Rajarajehswari Nagar, Kengeri areas of Bengaluru on Tuesday morning, between 7.35 to 7.37 am. The residents of these areas woke up with shock.

"I suddenly noticed the rattling of windows, railings," said Joseph Hover, resident of Rajarajehswari Nagar.

The residents became active on social networking sites and discussed the unique experience with fear.

G S Srinivasa Reddy, Karnataka State Natural disaster monitoring Centre confirmed the tremors but said that the magnitude of the tremors were so low that the richter scale placed close by these areas didn't record any seismic event.

"We received alerts and checked the richter scale. The magnitude is less than one on richter scale. But we are alert and we have passed on messages to authorities in Ramanagar," said Reddy.

He added that similar tremors were felt in Doddanahalli village in Ramanagar recently and no seismic event recorded. "But on April 2, the rector scale recorded magnitude of two units when tremors were felt in Hosadurga, Hiriyur in Chitradurga district," he added.

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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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