Mangaluru: Three schools receive hoax bomb threat, police deployed for additional security
Mangaluru: Three educational institutions in the city on Monday received a hoax email threat claiming the presence of explosive materials on their premises.
According to sources, the email claiming presence of explosive material was received by Manipal School in Attavar under the Pandeshwar Police Station limits, Presidency and Cambridge School in Neermarga under the Mangaluru Rural Police Station limits.
Following the emails, various teams of the police department and the bomb disposal squad, reached the spot and conducted an inspection.
City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal after thorough inspections confirmed that the threats were false, and no suspicious objects were found at any of the schools.
“No suspicious objects were found in the school premises. Additional police personnel have been deployed in the schools for the safety of students and staff. Separate cases have been registered in connection with this incident,” Agarwal added.
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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.
