Two crushed to death by trains in Mangaluru, Udupi

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December 8, 2018

Mangaluru/Udupi, Dec 8: Two persons were run over by trains in two separate incidents in undivided Dakshina Kannada district yesterday.

At around 2 a.m. on Friday, an unidentified person was crushed to death near Mangaluru Junction Railway Station.

It is suspected that the man, aged between 35 and 40 years, was crossing the tracks when a speeding train knocked him down.

In another incident, a young worker was killed when a train ran over him at Indrali in Udupi.

According to the police, Nagaraj, 21, was removing gravel on the railway track.

He was immersed in his work and did not notice the train coming even though other workers shouted to alert him.

The Madgaon-Mangaluru DEMU train (train number 70105), coming from Barkur, ran over him.

Nagaraj, who suffered severe head injuries, died.

A case of unnatural death had been registered at the Manipal police station, the police 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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