Congress will bag at least 130-135 seats in Karnataka'

April 18, 2013

Mangalore, Apr 18: Congress will bag at least 130-135 out of the 224 Assembly seats in the state, Ibrahim Kodijal, Interim District President of the Congress party has said.

Addressing media persons at the district party office in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr. Ibrahim said that people are fed up of BJP's maladministration. Exit polls and media surveys have already shown that Congress will reign supreme after the Assembly elections. The party also estimates that it will bag at least 130-135 seats in the state Assembly, Mr. Ibrahim said.

Mr. Ibrahim on the occasion revealed the names of party officials who have been appointed as election observers for the Assembly elections in the district.

Those named include DD Kattemar (Mangalore North block), Mithun Rai (Mangalore South block), S Abbas (Ullal block), T S Abdulla (Mudipu block), Santhosh Kumar Shetty (Pane Mangalur block), M S Mohammed (Bantwal block), Farooq Ullal (Surathkal block), Madhava Maave (Gurupura block), Shalet Pinto (Moodbidri block), Dharnendra Kumar (Mulky block), Nazeer Matha (Puttur block), Rajshekhar Nayak (Vittla block), Sridhar Bhide (Kadaba block), K P Thomas (Sullia block), Sudarshan Jain (Belthangady town block), and Naveen Bhandary (Belthangady rural block).

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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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