Legal action against attacks based on suspicion of illegal residency: Mangaluru Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudhir Kumar Reddy has warned that strict legal action will be taken against anyone who carries out attacks on individuals merely on the basis of suspicion that they are illegal residents. He clarified that while action will be taken against those residing illegally in accordance with the law, those who take the law into their own hands will also face criminal proceedings.
The Police Commissioner made this statement while referring to a provocative message circulated in a WhatsApp group named “Hindu Geleyara Balaga”. The message alleged that people were running businesses by putting up a board reading “Bengali Canteen” behind the Rao & Rao Circle auto-rickshaw stand, and accused the police of deliberately ignoring the issue. The message also urged members of Hindu organisations to share the information.
Sudhir Kumar Reddy stated that FIRs have already been registered against two individuals for posting such messages and that they will be arrested soon.
“We have noticed that such messages are being posted in certain groups. We have verified the background of the concerned family and found that a property was purchased in their name in 2014. There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that they are not Indian citizens,” the Police Commissioner clarified.
He further stated that some people are circulating messages on WhatsApp that could lead to attacks on innocent individuals. The police have taken action in the past against such attacks on Indian migrant workers in Mangaluru, he added.
If anyone has information about persons suspected to have come from Bangladesh, they may share it with the local police stations, ACPs, or the Police Commissioner’s office. After due verification, legal action will be initiated and deportation will be carried out strictly in accordance with the law, he assured.
However, he warned that if anyone shares details of Indian citizens by branding them as “Bangladeshis” based on suspicion, or circulates messages that incite attacks against certain groups, strict legal action will be taken against them.
Attacking anyone, including those allegedly residing illegally, is a criminal offence under the law. Cases will be registered and investigations conducted against such individuals as well. The law is clear, and even those who believe they are above the law will be dealt with strictly as per legal provisions, the Police Commissioner warned.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
