Offices of Additional SP, DCIB to be shifted to Bantwal soon

CD Network

July 2, 2017

Bantwal, Jul 2: The offices of Additional Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada and of the District Crime Information Bureau (DCIB) will be soon shifted from Mangaluru to Bantwal.

Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) P Harishekaran announced this at the Bantwal Taluk peace committee meeting held in B.C. Road on Saturday.

Shifting of the offices will help in effectively dealing with trouble makers, he said.

The police will crack down on persons allegedly involved in creating communal trouble and in the illegal sale of cannabis in the district, he added.

Critical of the persons behind recent group clashes in Bantwal, Mr. Harishekaran said it was here that he found persons who wanted to create problems and give it a different colour.

Mr. Harishekaran said the police were searching the persons behind the group.

“These criminal elements will feel the heat of law,” he said. The arrests will be made on the basis of evidence that have been gathered, he added.

Superintendent of Police C.H. Sudheer Kumar Reddy and Deputy Commissioner K.G. Jagadeesha also spoke.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

News Network

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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