Urdu weekly editor Hafeez Shamsul Hudah brutally murdered at office

July 4, 2013

Bangalore, Jul 4: Hafeez Shamsul Hudah, editor and owner of city based Urdu weekly 'Makhzan', was

Brutally murdered in broad daylight on Wednesday by unknown miscreants at his office at Tannery Road here.

He was a journalist, a news weekly owner, a credit co-operative society functionary and a primary school proprietor. Police are wondering whose toes he tread upon, resulting in his murder.

A customer of the cooperative society said Hudah was of late troubled by encroachment of a piece of land he owned. "Hudah was attempting to get his land back. I suspect that more than anything it could be a probable reason behind the murder," he added.

Investigating officers said they are working on multiple theories. Hudah had recently published an article about a scheduled urban co-operative bank that was slapped with curbs by RBI. The article spoke about alleged misappropriations involving the bank. He had also spearheaded a protest against the bank.

According to an associate,Hudah received a threat call after the protest but did not report the same to police. A call to the bank chairman did not elicit any response. Police said they are looking into allegations about some financial disputes involving the cooperative society he was running and some land disputes.

Home minister KJ George and MLA Rohan Baig along with senior police officers visited the murder spot and took stock of the situation.

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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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