Malpe 'Beach Utsav' concludes on spectacular note

January 30, 2012

Malpe, January 30: Thousands of enthusiasts thronged Malpe beech on Sunday evening to enjoy the last moments of two-day beech Utsav, organized as part of the platinum jubilee celebration of Udupi City Municipal Council.

Colourful kites of various shapes and sizes dominated the skies. One kite was in the shape of the bat and the other had a design of an antelope on it. One other kite belonging to the Brahmakumari's unit of Udupi-Mangalore preached religious harmony. This kite had symbols of all religions on it. The words “One god, one world family” and “gratitude, peace, happiness, and love” were printed on it.

The dog show that was held on the occasion enthralled the spectators with varieties of breeds that walked the ramp in style.

From Dachshund to Barnyard, Golden Retriever, Dalmatian, Doberman, Labrador, Great Dane, German shepherd and various other breeds left the onlookers spellbound.

Six to seven sand sculptures including model of Taj Mahal, models like car and other marine species added to the glory of the festival.

Tasty and mouthwatering cuisines added spice to the event. There was a long lengthy queue before food stalls that offered delicacies like “meenu fry, 'Chicken sukka”, “sigadi chatni”, “chicken kebab”, “marvayee sukka”, “koli rotti” etc. All these dishes were readily made available on the spot and served hot to the visitors.

Other amusements of the day included beach volleyball, throw ball, beach kabbadi, cycle race on the beach, tug-of-war. Painting expo was also part of the two day event.

The cultural programmes that were organised on the occasion comprised of music concert and comedy plays.

Children had many things to enjoy on the shore besides a jovial camel ride. The parachute ride was another attraction that made visitors experience the air travel in the surge of bluish green sea water.

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HC refuses to quash probe against Mangaluru WhatsApp admin over offensive posts

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an investigation against a WhatsApp group administrator accused of allowing the circulation of obscene and offensive images depicting Hindutva politicians and idols in 2021.

Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that, prima facie, the ingredients of the offence under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code were made out. “The offence under Section 295A of the IPC is met to every word of its ingredient, albeit prima facie,” the judge said.

The petitioner, Sirajuddin, a resident of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, had challenged the FIR registered against him at the CEN (Cyber, Economics and Narcotics) police station, Mangaluru, for offences under Section 295A of the IPC and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. Section 295A relates to punishment for deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class of citizens.

According to the complaint filed by K Jayaraj Salian, also a resident of Belthangady taluk, he received a WhatsApp group link from an unknown source and was added to the group after accessing it. The group reportedly had six administrators and around 250 participants, where obscene and offensive images depicting Hindu deities and certain political figures were allegedly circulated repeatedly.

Sirajuddin was arrested in connection with the case and later released on bail on February 16, 2021. He argued before the court that he was being selectively targeted, while other administrators—including the creator of the group—were neither arrested nor investigated. He also contended that the Magistrate could not have taken cognisance of the offence under Section 295A without prior sanction under Section 196(1) of the CrPC.

Rejecting the argument, Justice Nagaprasanna held that prior sanction is required only at the stage of taking cognisance, and not at the stage of registration of the crime or during investigation.

The judge noted that the State had produced the entire investigation material before the court. “A perusal of the material reveals depictions of Hindu deities in an extraordinarily obscene, demeaning and profane manner. The content is such that its reproduction in a judicial order would itself be inappropriate,” the court said, adding that the material, on its face, had the tendency to outrage religious feelings and disturb communal harmony.

Observing that the case was still at the investigation stage, the court said it could not interdict the probe at this juncture. However, it expressed concern that the investigating officer appeared to have not proceeded uniformly against all administrators. The court clarified that if the investigation revealed the active involvement of any member in permitting the circulation of such content, they must also be proceeded against.

“At this investigative stage, any further observation by this Court would be unnecessary,” the order concluded.

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