Rape of postgraduate student in moving car: Govt to take stern action

July 16, 2014

Bangalore, July 16: Government will take stern action against the guilty, including a political leader if involved, in connection with the alleged abduction and rape of a 22-year-old student in a car in Bangalore, a senior minister said.

"Government will take all measures to arrest and put them behind bars whoever were involved. We will also not spare a political leader if he is involved," Minister for Higher Education R V Deshpande told the Legislative Assembly.

The main accused, son of a local BSP leader, has been arrested in the case. The victim was sitting with her male friend in a car near her apartment on Thursday midnight when four men alighted from another car, forcibly got into their vehicle and drove them away, according to police.

Both were taken to a nearby railway track where three men forced the woman's friend out of the car, while the fourth allegedly sexually assaulted her in the vehicle, police said.

R Ashok, Govind Karjol, Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and K G Bopaiah (all BJP) and Ramesh Kumar (Cong) spoke about the increase in such incidents and demanded stern action against the culprits.

Ashok said government should book the accused under the Goonda Act.

Intervening, Speaker Kagodu Thimappa said action also should be taken against "Godfathers of these criminals."

"Godfathers are there even now and were there during BJP government. Action should be taken against them," he said.

Thimappa also rued that such rapists and criminals go on to become big politicians. "I do not want to name one of them who has become so," he said.

Ramesh Kumar demanded that the government should resort to "encounter tactics" to stop such criminals from growing in numbers as was done when B Rachaiah was the Home Minister during Ramkrishna Hegde's rule when some chain snatchers were allegedly eliminated.

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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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