Mangaluru: Mangalore Round Table and Mangalore Ladies Circle have together found a unique way to help renovate the Karunya Special School, Malpe in Udupi District by organising a virtual charity marathon. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions in place, the participants will run/walk anywhere and anytime between 5 am on October 17 and 11 am on October 18.
In an official press release, the organizers asserted “Its a run for a cause, where the amount generated from this event will be used to renovate the Karunya Special school, Malpe, Udupi. So, young or old, you can run/walk to help build classrooms for special children”.
Every participant who finishes the marathon will receive an E-Certificate and a finisher medal that will be couriered to them.
People can participate by visiting the website of the organizers and registering themselves. A donation amount of Rs. 499 is set as the registration fee for the event.
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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.
