Copies of JK Rowling's 'Casual Vacancy' printed in Manipal too

September 30, 2012

Mangalore, September 30: Manipal Technologies Ltd is the print solutions partner to Hachette India for the latest J K Rowling release.

In the biggest global book publishing event of 2012, J K Rowling authored, “The Casual Vacancy” was simultaneously released globally on September 27. The book which has seen unprecedented levels of secrecy in printing and distribution has seen more than a million copies pre-ordered.

The global publishers of the book have handpicked only three printers globally for this release and Manipal Technologies Ltd is proud to be partnering Hachette India for the first high-security book printing in India. This is the first time any title by J K Rowling (author of the legendary Harry Potter series) has been printed in Asia.

Speaking on the occasion of the book release, Mr. Thomas Abraham, Managing Director of Hachette India said, “We're delighted and proud to do the first high security print job in the country. Indeed it's great news for the local publishing and print industry and this is hopefully the first of many such books being done here. My kudos to Manipal for delivering a faultless job--on time, on quality and on complete security."

Mr. Gautham Pai, Managing Director of Manipal Technologies said, “Manipal Tech has been the preferred partner to global publishers for high premium print solutions in India. We are privileged to partner Hachette in the first high security book printing in India. Indeed, Manipal Tech is privileged to achieve the milestone of being the first printer in Asia to print a J K Rowling title”.

Manipal Technologies Ltd recently won the prestigious “Printing Company of the Year 2012” from PrintWeek India.

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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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