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Newlywed couple, reported missing, found murdered; half burnt bodies recovered

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December 1, 2018

Kalaburagi, Dec 1: In a shocking incident, a newly married young couple, who were reported missing since November 2, were found allegedly murdered and their half burnt bodies were recovered in fodder stake in Nidagunda village of Chincholi taluk in the District on Saturday.

Police said that the bodies were identified as that of Ajaya (30) and Jothi (25) hailed from Nidagunda village in Chincholi taluk and they were missing from November 2 and a missing complaint was registered in Sulepet police station.

Ajaya's father in his complaint alleged that after marriage the girls family demanded the dowry and for this reason they used to pickup quarrel and he suspected his in-law family were behind this barbaric murdered.

The bodies were sent for postmortem. Nidagunda police have registered a case and investigating.

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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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