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Won't ask for land so long as Siddu is at helm: Deve Gowda

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January 24, 2015

Deve Gowda

Bengaluru/Mysuru, Jan 24: JD(S)?supremo H?D?Deve Gowda on Friday said he would not approach the State government in the future seeking land for his party’s office as long as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was at the helm.

Gowda said he had no personal attachment to the office and the party’s belongings had already been packed. “I saw this vacant land, may be disputed, and thought we could move our office stuff into a temporary shed on the land. We decided to do so after the Supreme Court ordered us to vacate the office. I?have seen the manner in which the government has been behaving towards us whenever we approached it for the BBMP or the BDA?land. I?shall not apply for any land henceforth till this chief minister is in power,” he said.

Gowda further said there were several honest party workers who would come forward to accommodate the JD(S)?office. “We will wait till February 3 when the appeal on the site allotted at Vyalikaval would be heard. If no decision comes by then, I?will operate out of a rented house, if need be,” he said. The JD(S) will conduct a membership drive and party workers’ meeting at the Palace Grounds here on Saturday.

Addressing a press conference in Mysuru, Revenue Minister V Sreenivas Prasad targeted Gowda over the controversy on the JD(S) office. He criticised the antics of building a shed on the land. “The JD(S) is not facing any economic constraints to build an office. Gowda, (H D) Kumaraswamy and (H?D) Revanna do not belong to a BPL family. But they are acting like they do,” he said. Building a shed on the land is just a drama, he said.

Meanwhile, Sri Ramalingeshwari Swamy said on Friday if Gowda asked for the vacant land on Race Course Road—which belongs to the mutt—he would give it.

“So far, nobody has contacted us. But if they do now, we would not mind giving it to the JD(S) to build its office temporarily. It’s inaccurate that Gowda has contacted the mutt. If he contacts me even now, I will immediately give the land on a temporary basis,” he told reporters.

The pontiff also clarified the mutt didn’t have any land in Shivamogga. The mutt is based in Haranahalli, Chennagiri taluk, Davangere. Some people are spreading these rumours to grab the land, he claimed.

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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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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