Mangaluru: The Meteorological Department has issued a red-alert in three Coastal Karnataka districts (Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada) owing to the pressure over the Bay of Bengal and has predicted heavy rainfall in the region over the next three days.

The department has further added that due to the pressure near the Andaman the possibility of the cyclone cannot be ruled out.

Heavy rain is expected across Karnataka from October 12-14 adding that the coastal districts are likely to be affected more than other parts of the state.

The department has also put Bidar, Kalaburagi, Bagalkote, Yadgiri, Raichur, Vijayapura, Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, and Haveri districts on Orange-alert from October 12-14.

Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra are also expected to receive rainfall during the period.

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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.