Tension as Christian graves found damaged in Belagavi

September 8, 2015

Belagavi, Sep 8: Tension gripped members of the Christian community when they found some miscreants were vandalising a portion of a cemetery on Monday.

Over a dozen crosses installed atop graves at the cemetery in Bharatnagar of Shahapur were found broken, damaged and uprooted. Some of the graves had also been damaged and a waiting room inside the cemetery was found burnt. Empty liquor bottles and other material were found littered in the room.

The incident came to light on Monday morning when a group of people went to the cemetery to prepare a grave for a deceased person. The matter was brought to the notice of the Christian priests and community leader and the police. Shahapur Circle Inspector of Police D.C. Lakkannavar and Tilakwadi Circle Inspector of Police B.A. Jadhav rushed to the spot and inspected the damage.

Bishop Peter Machado urged the police to hold a proper inquiry. He said that he expected the Belagavi City Corporation officials to provide proper fencing to the cemetery.

He said that the incident had hurt the community which treated its cemetery as the “second holiest place, after the church”. “Yet, he prayed that God forgive the perpetrators of this dastardly act,” he said.

The police have registered a case. Investigation is on.

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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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