Mangaluru: Move to new office in Padil within a month, ministers tell Dakshina Kannada DC
Mangaluru: District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Revenue Minister directed Deputy Commissioner MP Mullai Muhilan on Sunday to shift to the new office complex of the DC within a month’s time.
The ministers, who were in the city on Sunday for the Republic Day celebrations, visited the new office complex and inspected the construction. They were appreciative of the spacious room and conference hall provided for the offices of the District In-charge Minister, the MP and the new office provided to Speaker and Mangaluru MLA UT Khader.
The minister, however, stressed that it was important that all the officers, starting with the DC, utilize the new facility and shift the offices of their respective departments to the building at Padil.
As DC Muhilan said more funds would be needed to allocate the remaining space for offices of the Enforcement Directorate and other Central government agencies, the Revenue Minister assured that the funds would be provided to meet the requirements of the office complex.
Dinesh Gundu Rao said on the occasion that a master plan was being devised to utilize the heritage building and the old office building of the DC at Hampankatta. The district officers also planned to develop the complex into a museum and cultural centre for people to visit, he added.
MLCs Manjunath Bhandary and Ivan D’Souza, Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner Ravichandra Nayak and other officers and leaders were present on the occasion.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
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.
