Sumith S Rao elected Dakshina Kannada BJP industry cell chairman

October 15, 2016

Mangaluru, Oct 15: city based entrepreneur Sumith S Rao was today elected the Chairman of Industry Cell of Dakshina Kannada District unit of Bharatiya Janata Party during the District Working Committee meeting held at Hotel Lalith, Surathkal.

The meeting was attended by eminent party leaders like sitting DK MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLC Capt. Ganesh Karnik, former state minister Krishna J Palemar and former MLA Yogesh Bhat.

Mr Rao was also elected as the president of District Supply and Marketing Society (DSMS), a semi government organization based at Yeyyadi Industrial Area few days back.

Mr Rao is the Proprietor & CEO, Olympus Refrigeration Inc., Yeyyadi Industrial Area, Yeyyadi, Mangaluru. Born on 16 April 1964, he is the son of late K S Rao and Usha S Rao. He is an alumnus of St Aloysius School and College and studied Mechanical Engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT).

He is a Former President of DK District Small Industries Association, Rotary Club Mangaluru Metro and Winners Club Toastmasters.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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