School director, coordinator, MD held for sexual assault on 3-yr-old girl

February 22, 2017

Bengaluru: Feb 22: The police arrested the director, managing director and coordinator of the nursery school in connection with the sexual assault on a three-year-old girl by the school’s supervisor.?

They are Dr Veena Ashok, the director, Kingston, the MD and Praveen N, the coordinator. The police booked them under IPC?188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and produced before the court.?However, the trio obtained bail in the court itself.

V?S?Ugrappa, chairman of the Legislative Committee on Women and Child Safety, visited the school with committee members on Tuesday evening.

“We discussed the issue with parents who want stern action against the guilty staff and management. Some of them told me that their children too underwent a similar ordeal,” Ugrappa said.

Medical examination

“The committee strictly directed the jurisdictional police to immediately register cases involving sexual assaults on children. The victim’s father took her to Sakra World Hospital for medical examination as he did not want the examination to be conducted at a government hospital.?

The report indicates that there was sexual assault on the child. However, I have directed the police to take the victim to the government hospital for a medical examination. Instructions were given to the police to compulsorily take victims to government hospitals for the medical examinations in such cases,” he said.

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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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