Udupi-Mangaluru traffic disrupted after moving car catches fire

August 16, 2016

Udupi, Aug 15: A car caught fire on the overpass on National Highway 66 at Kaup on Monday. However, no one was hurt.

According to the Kaup police, the vehicle was on its way from Mundkur to Kundapur, when the driver of the car, Dinesh Gode, saw smoke emanating from the car and immediately got out of it. Soon, the entire car was in flames.

By the time the fire tenders arrived, most of the car was burnt. However, they doused the flames and prevented any explosion. “Some technical problem in the car must have caused the fire,” said Halmurthy Rao, Kaup Circle Police Inspector.

As a result of the fire accident, traffic on Udupi-Mangaluru National Highway 66 was disrupted for some time. A case has been registered at the Kaup police station.

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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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