Youth gets 5 years in jail for trying to smuggle ganja into Bahrain through Mangaluru Airport

coastaldigest.com web desk

September 7, 2018

Mangaluru, Sept 7: A 22-year-old youth has been jailed for five years after a local court found him guilty in ganja smuggling case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him.

Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Manjeshwar in Kasargod was caught at Mangaluru International Airport on October 20, 2017 with 1kg ganja valued at Rs 80,000.

Kumar was scheduled to travel to Bahrain when officials from the customs department and personnel of Air India during the security check held him in possession of ganja concealed in four packets of some eatery. He did not carry any relevant document.

AK Chaudhury, the then assistant commissioner of customs at the airport, detained Pradeep and handed him over to the police from Bajpe station along with the seized substance.

T D Nagaraj, then inspector at the Bajpe police station filed and submitted the chargesheet to the Principal Districts and Sessions Court, the designated NDPS court.

The prosecution examined a total of nine witnesses, including officials and staff of the customs department and Air India. As many as 20 documents were produced, public prosecutor K Pushparaja Adyanthaya said.

Former judge KS Beelagi heard the case under the NDPS Act and incumbent judge KS Narayana delivered the verdict. Pradeep will have to face additional six months imprisonment on default of payment.

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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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