New Sep 25 : The Indian Coast Guard's relentless surveillance efforts and their quick response to Kerala's natural calamity show they are a capable force in the region, said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday.

The second day of the Coast Guard commanders conference witnessed intense deliberations on a wide range of maritime issues, especially on safeguarding the maritime force against cyber attack and cyber espionage, the ministry said

The Director General impressed upon the Commanders to take forth ahead the Defence Minister's vision of integrating the fishing community by reaching out to them through local language and engaging them to adopt the technology-driven instrument for safety and security at sea.




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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.