T R Suresh is new police commissioner of Mangaluru

May 29, 2017

Mangaluru, May 29: After cancelling the appointment of N. Satheesh Kumar as the Police Commissioner of Mangaluru, the state government on Monday posted T R Suresh in his place. Mr. Suresh was the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Fire Services, Bengaluru.

Earlier on May 25, the government had posted Mr Kumar as Mangaluru Police Commissioner. It is said that some politicians were unhappy with his posting as he, as the SP of the district in 2008, reportedly couldn't handle church attack cases effectively.

A 2003 IPS officer, Mr. Suresh had also served as DCP, Bengaluru North. The government had transferred Mr. Suresh from the post in last September after violence broke out in Bengaluru over the Cauvery water issue.

The Mangaluru city police and Dakshina Kannada district police units have their task cut out in dealing with communal tensions, dealing with organised and underworld crime and face constant interference in work from political parties.

Barring Seemanth Kumar Singh to a large extent and Chandra Sekhar to a lesser extent, none of the earlier police commissioner served in the commissionerate for more than a year.

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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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