Saffron activist posts morphed photos of Jesus, nuns on Facebook; complaint filed

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December 28, 2018

Mangaluru, Dec 28: A suspected saffron activist has hurt the sentiment of minority Christians in the region by uploading morphed photos of Jesus Christ, and Catholic nuns on Facebook. Following this the Catholic Sabha Mangalore Pradesh has lodged a complaint with the police.

Rolphy D’Costa, president of Catholic Sabha, alleged that when everyone was celebrating Christmas, a person named Ravindragowda Patil wrote derogatory remarks about Jesus Christ and nuns.

Patil morphed pictures of Jesus Christ and put it on social media. He also morphed pictures of Christian nuns. “Such images have hurt the sentiments of peace-loving Christians,” he added.

They have filed a complaint with the deputy commissioner, city police commissioner and superintendent of police to take action in this regard.

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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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