Lalitha Nayak's sister dies as her dupatta gets entangled in motorbike's wheel

June 10, 2013

Bangalore, Jun 10: B?T?Kumuda Nayak, younger sister of former minister and Welfare Party of India leader B?T?Lalitha Nayak's was killed in a freak accident in Peenya traffic police station limits on Sunday afternoon.

52-year-old Kumuda Nayak, a resident of Chitradurga, was actively associated with Nehru Yuva Kendra.

Around 3 pm, when Kumuda was riding pillion with her son Prithviraj on his motorcycle on the Dasarahalli 8th mile stretch, her 'dupatta' got caught in the rear wheel of the bike and she was thrown off the vehicle. She suffered serious head injuries after her head rammed the road. Though she was rushed to a nearby hospital, doctors there declared her brought dead, the police said.

“Kumuda was my younger sister and she was married to Ramananda Nayak, a bank manager in Chitradurga.?She was in-charge coordinator of the Davangere chapter of Nehru Yuva Kendra. She is survived by her husband, two sons and a daughter,” said Lalitha Nayak .

Kumuda had come to Bangalore on Saturday.?All her children live in HMT Colony in Nagasandra. She frequented Bangalore for official work and also to meet her children. Prithviraj escaped unhurt in the accident, the former minister 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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