Students beat college principal for 'misbehaving' with girls during tour

Hubballi, Sep 9: Accusing their college principal of having misbehaved with girl students during an industrial tour to Goa, a group of students assaulted him, ransacked his chamber and smashed his new car on Tuesday.

Students picketed a prominent private college in the city, thrashed its principal, Anand M?Waddin, broke flower pots on the campus, ransacked his chamber, damaged windowpanes of the college building, smashed flower pots on his car and then overturned it. They didn’t even spare a CCTV camera installed on the campus. Tension prevailed for some time until the police arrived at the spot and detained the principal.

They raised slogans against him when he was being taken out of the college.

The students later converged outside the police station and dispersed only after Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner Pandurang?Rane assured them that the suspect would be arrested and suitable action taken against him.

Students, including 13 girls, were taken to an industrial tour to Goa from September 4 to 6. The principal is alleged to have misbehaved with girls then and even forced them to consume alcohol.

Police produced Waddin, along with two lecturers Gopal Biradar and Sherli Benn, who had accompanied the students to Goa, before the second JMFC?court, which remanded them in police custody till September 19.

The director of the educational institution met the students and their parents on the college premises. He said the principal had been suspended with immediate effect, and promised to dismiss him after an enquiry.

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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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