Tankers turns turtle, people throng to collect free petrol

May 28, 2013

Sullia, May 28: Who does not want freebies? When it came to free fuel, a thronging crowd did not even bother to see the situation and the source of the freebies.

A fuel tanker turned turtle at Bolubail in Sullia, on Monday. The tanker was carrying fuel from Mangalore to Kushalnagar when it met with a mishap due to driver's negligence.

While the petrol from the wrecked tanker was gushing out, the local residents thronged to the accident spot to fill bottles, mugs, tumblers and all possible containers with the petrol.

The local residents were joined by the passersby as well. The desperate villagers were even seen running home with handful of petrol as they could not find a suitable container.

The fanatic villagers were busy carrying fuel haphazardly without sparing a minute to think of the havoc their behavior could have caused if there was an accident fire or fire caused by mischief mongers.

The fire fighters rushed to the spot in a while and kept the villagers at bay and also averted a major mishap that could have been possible.

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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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