Minor girl molested in bus; accused beaten up, arrested

December 2, 2014

Mangaluru, Dec 2: A middle-aged man who was sexually harassing a Class 6 student in a public transport bus was caught by the other passengers and beaten before being handed over to the police on Monday at Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city.

The accused has been identified as Suresh (39), resident of Madyar in Kotekar near Deralakatte.

It is learnt that Suresh boarded the private bus which was plying from Mangalore towards Konaje- Adkarepadpu at Beeri and sat on a seat.

A while later, he began to tease' and harass the girl seated on the seat in front of him. According to the complaint lodged by the girl, Suresh began to harass her sexually and proceeded to touch her under the pretext of asking for her bag.

Alarmed by this, the girl related the incident to other passengers who at once confronted Suresh and beat him up as the bus approached Deralakatte. Thereafter, he was made to get down from the bus and handed over to Konaje police.

Later on, Ullal police took Suresh into their custody as the crime occurred in their jurisdiction.

A case has been registered under sections 364 (a) (b) and POCSO Act of the Indian Penal Code. On Sunday also Konaje police had arrested a man in Boliyar on charges of harassing a 14-year-old girl and forcing her continuously to call him.

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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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