Manual scavenging: MCC files complaint

April 20, 2012

Mangalore, April 20: Mangalore City Corporation has filed a complaint with the Kadri police following an incident of a person being made to get into a manhole to do scavenging work, last week at Balmatta.

In this regard, the MCC Commissioner Dr Harish Kumar had issued notices to the Executive Engineer and the Assistant Executive Engineer.

“The man has not been asked by the City Corporation to do the work. He must have been hired by some private individuals,” the EE and the AEE had answered the notice.

With this, the Corporation has filed a complaint with the Kadri police seeking action against the ones who had made the man get into the manhole.

Despite these developments, on Thursday morning a person was seen cleaning a sewage sump on Balmatta road.

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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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