Youth admitted to Manipal hospital after allegedly thrashed by police

A youth was admitted to ICU at Manipal hospital after being kicked and beaten allegedly by a Sub-Inspector attached to Karkala Town police station on Friday.

The youth identified as Radhakrishna Nayak Hirgana, who works in Bengaluru, was summoned to the station in connection with a police complaint submitted against him.

Radhakrishna, allegedly a Congress sympathiser, had reportedly posted abusive messages against defence personnel on social media, angering a few people including the SI involved, relatives of youth claimed.