Tension in Kundapur after miscreants storm into wedding hall, assault women

January 26, 2015

Udupi, Jan 26: Tension prevailed at Kodi-Kundapur when a group of people allegedly barged in to a wedding ceremony and hit people from another community necessitating police lathicharge.

Several people including women and children were injured grievously in the clash. They are identified as Umaima (46), Rahmath (35), Thahir (27), Rahik (9) of Kodi Halavalli, Nasrin (25), Mustafa (21) of Brahmavara and one Pradeep. They have been admitted in a private hospital.

Kundapur SI Nasir Husain and constable Raju were also injured.

Though the reason for the tension between two groups was not clear, sources said that a gang of miscreants got involved in a heated argument with some boys from another community for no reason. The situation went out of control after they entered into wedding hall and hit women and children alike. Window glasses and chairs of the hall were destroyed.The miscreants also barged into the house of Ibrahim Saheb and rampaged.

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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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