Photo row: Two held for communal assault on college student

February 26, 2015

Mangaluru, Feb 26: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the assault on a student of Govinda Dasa First Grade College, Surthkal.

Police said that Guruprasad and Chittaranjan, were arrested for assault on Mohammed Riaz (20), who was in a picture that showed his male classmate lying on the lap of five girls and was circulated on a social messaging app.

Both arrested are in their late 20s and residents of Surathkal. They are painters by profession.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) K. Santosh Babu said that the two were among six persons who had assaulted Riaz on February 22. The police are searching for the others involved in the incident.

A group of persons had assaulted Riaz after he reportedly refused to reveal where his classmate, seen in the picture, was staying.

The police have accused Raiz’s two classmates Ritesh and Vinith, who clicked the image, of being part of the assault. They have registered an attempt to murder and a kidnapping case.

Mr. Babu said they were checking who and how this image had been circulated on a social messaging app and social networking sites. A case has been registered under Section 66 (A) of the Information Technology Act.

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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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