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Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading messages on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.
Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H gave the name of the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla, Mangaluru.
A case was registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the provocative post.
The arrested had uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and posted messages alleging that accused persons in a murder case reported under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police 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. The provocative content attempted to incite public outrage against the police.
Based on these allegations, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station. Further investigation was handed over to CEN station.
Police records reveal that the arrested youth 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 that the CEN police tracked the arrested using technical evidence.