Karkala: Students protest over student’s death after falling from moving bus
Karkala: After a college student died falling from a moving bus, students in the locality staged a protest, the demonstration was led by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday.
The deceased student identified as Janith Shetty (19) a resident of Mala, fell off the moving bus on Wednesday.
The protest was led by the students' frustration over the lack of a proper bus system, which they believe led to the tragic death of the student.
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The protesting students voiced their anger not only towards the private bus operators but also towards the transport department for failing to address the indiscipline and safety issues in private buses.
In addition, the students also demanded an increase in the number of buses, especially during college hours, to prevent such incidents.
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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.
