Udupi: Congress worker hospitalised after assault

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August 6, 2018

Udupi, Aug 6: A Congress worker got admitted to hospital after he was assaulted by two persons at Badanidiyur village in the district on Sunday night.

In his complaint registered with the Malpe police, Sunil D’Souza, Congress worker, said that a couple of persons, including Sandeep Pavanjegudde, had come near his house at around 11.45 p.m. on Sunday and told him to remove the CCTV cameras installed by him at his house.

When he tried to run, the two beat him up with PVC pipes, Mr. D’Souza said in his complaint. A case has been registered at the Malpe police station. Investigation is on, the police said.

Mr. D’Souza, who got admitted to the District Government Hospital here after the assault, told presspersons on Monday that the local leaders of the BJP were behind the assault as he was working for the Congress in that area.

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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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