US consulate to come up in Bengaluru

August 13, 2016

Bengaluru, Aug 13: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has expressed hope that Bengaluru may get a United States of America (USA) consulate soon.

In a response to state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa, who had sought for the external affairs to impress upon the US to open an US consulate in the IT capital of India, Swaraj has said: "I am sure that given the strong economic and social links with the US, Bengaluru will also be considered as a possible location for the new US consulate."

Swaraj in her letter to Yeddyurappa said that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the US in June, India and US committed to open additional consulates in each other's country.

The union minister said it was agreed upon that India will open a new consulate in Seattle and the US will open a new consulate at a mutually agreed location in India.

However, she has given a word of caution that the final decision rests with the US.

In 2009, the then US consul-general Andrew T Simkin had thwarted any possiblity of India getting another US consulate after it had opened a new one in Hyderabad in 2008.

But over the last few years, there has been an increase in demand for opening a new consulate in Bengaluru for facilitating the large number of IT companies having their businesses located in the city, and for their employees to travel to US.

It may be recalled, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in his interaction with an US delegation in Bengaluru had requested for the setting up of a consulate in the city. He had also spoken to Richard Verma, the current US ambassador to India, during the diplomat's visit to Bengaluru in 2015.

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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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