‘Protect Dalit women working at Mangaluru Central from eve-teasers’

July 26, 2015

Mangaluru, Jul 26: Dalit activist S P Anand raised the issue of lack of employee benefits and security measures for youth from the SC/ST community working at Mangaluru Central railway station in the city.

Speaking at the monthly SC/ST grievance meeting at the office of Police Commissioner, Mangaluru City here on Sunday, he said that about 20-30 Dalit youth employed by the railway department at Mangaluru Central railway station were deprived of their employee benefits such as ESI card and providence fund (PF). Apart from these benefits, the female staff are also deprived of an appropriate restroom denying them privacy to change into their work-wear, he pointed out.

Eve-teasing

He alleged that the female staff from the community underwent eve-teasing and attempts to being waylaid by random miscreants loitering near the railway station in Pandeshwar police station limits, while returning to their houses after dark. Efforts should be made to reduce the working hours of the youth so that they can return home before the last mode of public transport departs. The youth should also be provided their employee benefits by the railway department, he urged.

Mr Anand also alleged that a person named Uday Kumar was involved in preparing homemade snacks as a private enterprise in his home without a permit, causing pollution and foul smell to emanate from his home. This has been causing a problem to the local residents in the nearby Dalit colony in Urwa police station limits, he said, adding that the enterprise continued to run despite issuance of a notice by Mangaluru City Corporation.

DCP (Law & Order) Shantharaju said that he would take cognisance of the complaints and issue directives to take appropriate legal action in both the cases.

Another representative Jinnappa Bangera said that money lenders continued to harass and trouble the borrowers despite several raids being conducted to curb the illegal practice. Despite this, several money lenders have continued to operate in the police commissionerate limits. The police should take suo moto action against them in the absence of complaints from the victims, he urged.

Mr Shantharaju said that the police department had booked a total of 12 cases against money lenders, some of which had been registered suo moto. Appropriate legal action will be taken after conducting investigation, he said in the meeting.

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Think Before You Post! Mangaluru Police Crack Down on Provocative Instagram Accounts

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December 5,2025

Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

Authorities have urged citizens, especially young social media users, to report suspicious pages and avoid engaging with groups that glorify violence or threaten individuals. Online hate can quickly escalate into real-world harm, and police stress that sharing or promoting such content can attract legal consequences.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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