Kundapur: Man arrested for posting offensive comment on Vartha Bharati Facebook page
Kundapur: The Kundapur police have arrested a man from Bengaluru for allegedly posting an indecent and abusive comment on the Vartha Bharati Facebook page.
The accused has been identified as Prakash S (45), a resident of Mathikere, Bengaluru.
According to the police, on March 4, 2025, around 4.30 pm, an offensive comment was posted on a Facebook story titled “Today’s Hero of the Ramadan Story: Muhammad of Mangalore”. The post was related to an interview with Muhammad, who runs a vegetable business at the Central Market in Mangaluru.
Based on the incident, a suo motu case was registered at the Kundapur Police Station under Section 353(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66(C) of the Information Technology Act, under Crime No. 31/2025.
The investigation was carried out under the guidance of Kundapur Sub-Division Deputy Superintendent of Police H.D. Kulkarni and led by Police Station Inspector Jayaram D. Gowda.
The operation team included PSI Nanjanaik N. (Law and Order), PSI Smt. Pushpa (Investigation), and staff members Santhosh, Mohan, Santhosh Devadiga, Ghanshyama, Annappa, Mahabala Shettigara, Nagashri and Gautama.
Police said the accused was arrested and produced before the court.
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French President Macron concludes Mumbai visit
Mumbai (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron, along with First Lady Brigitte Macron, left Mumbai for New Delhi on Wednesday after concluding his engagements here, including bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were seen off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
On Tuesday, Macron held discussions with Modi as part of efforts to further strengthen India-France strategic ties.
During the Mumbai visit, the French president and his wife also met some of India's top filmmakers and actors, and had an animated exchange with them about cinema, culture and collaboration.
President Macron is on an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of PM Modi to participate in the AI Impact Summit hosted by India in the national capital Delhi, besides the bilateral summit in Mumbai.
PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. As many as 20 heads of states, including French President Macron, will be present at the inaugural session, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said.
