SDPI demands Ramanath Rai’s resignation, immediate ban on RSS

CD Network

June 22, 2017

Mangaluru, Jun 22: Social Democratic Party of India has urged B Ramanath Rai, the minister for forest, environment and ecology, to take moral responsibility of communal clashes and murder in his Bantwal constituency and step down from Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister’s post immediately.

Addressing a press meet in the city on Thursday, a day after the cold blooded murder of party activist Ashraf Kalai in Bantwal taluk, SDPI national general secretary Ilyas Mohammed Thumbey said that Dakshina Kannada district administration and police department have completely failed in maintaining law and order in the coastal district.

Calling murder of Ashrafi Kalai a handiwork of Sangh Parivar, Mr Thumbey said that in spite of Congress rule in the state, communal forces have been successful in disrupting peace and unleashing violence in Dakshina Kannada district in general and Mr Rai’s home constituency in particular.

Mr Thumbey said that Karnataka government should impose ban on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the wake of its leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat’s alleged attempt to incite communal violence in the coastal district.

He demanded the police department to immediately arrest all the culprits in the murder case of Ashraf Kalai and take stringent actions against them. He also urged the state government to release compensation to the aggrieved family of Ashraf Kalai, who is survived by his wife and three children.

SDPI leaders Alfonso Franco, Iqbal Bellare, Munish Bantwal were present among others in press meet.

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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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