Mishap at fish meal plant: Five labourers hospitalized

August 14, 2012

Ullal, August 14: An incident of a labourer falling into the underground tank at a fish meal plant in Ullal has been reported.

The incident took place at about 9 pm last night at Span Aquatic Marine Products plant at Kotepura in Ullal.

Manjunath Shetty, Ullal Inspector, told Coastaldigest.com that the labourer had got down to clean the underground tank at the Plant but owing to the foul smell generated by the affluents and lack of oxygen, he fell into the tank. In order to rescue him, four more persons got down into the tank but all of them had to be hospitalized later, he said.

The labourers are Basavaraj and Chandra of Gadag, Sajith of Orissa, and two locals, police said. Two of these labourers have recovered and are slated for discharge while the other three are still recovering at Unity Hospital, Mr. Shetty said.

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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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