Two killed, eight injured as MSEZ pickup van falls off Baikampady bridge

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September 30, 2012

Mangalore, September 30: At least two persons were killed and eight others sustained severe injuries when a pickup van fell off a railway over-bridge at Baikampady on the outskirts of the city Sunday night.

The deceased have been identified as driver Harish and labourer Ramesh.

The injured workers have been admitted to a private hospital in the city. According to sources all of them are construction workers belonging to Mangalore Special Economic Zone and hailed from Soraba taluk of Shimoga district.

The tragedy occurred around 10 pm when the driver lost control of his speeding vehicle while avoiding a collision with an oncoming vehicle.

It is learnt that the van was carrying around 10 construction workers from the construction site at Baikampady Industrial Area to their rooms in Kulai. A case has been registered at Panambur Police Station.

The MSEZ has employed around 25,000 labourers for civil and other construction work. It could be recalled here that as many as nine MSEZ labourers were killed in a similar road accident at Jokatte here on May 6.

More details awaited.

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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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