Udupi: PUC student shoots himself to death

Udupi, Nov 7: A first year Pre-University College student died after he allegedly shot himself in his farm in Karje village near Brahmavar on Thursday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Shreyas Shetty.

He proceeded to his farm which is close to his house, carrying a licensed Smooth Bore Breech Loading (SBBL) gun. A few minutes later family members heard a gunshot and rushed to the farm only to find him dead. He had injury on his chest.

Shreyas Shetty was the youngest of three children of Suresh Shetty, an agriculturist. Suresh Shetty had taken a licensed weapon to scare animals damaging the crop grown in the field, which is close to a forest. The police said Shreyas was studying in first year PUC in Vidyodaya College, Udupi. He was mentally disturbed and did not like being in the house. He had left the house on two occasions previously. Once he was traced in Manipal and was brought home. A complaint was filed by Shreyas's mother Vimala, the police said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem. Ballistic experts inspected the scene of the incident, according to Superintendent of Police M.B. Boralingaiah.

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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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