Belthangady: Dharmasthala Police have arrested a man who had been absconding for 10 years without appearing before court for hearing in a case filed against him.

The arrested man, Shridhar Venkatakrishna Upadhyaya Honnavara, had cases filed against him under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 510/2015 Col 379 by Dharmasthala Police, but had gone missing for 10 years.

Police personnel Vrishabh and Charan Raj have gotten Upadhyaya shifted from Mangaluru to Dharmasthala on Friday, under guidance from Belthangady Circle Inspector Nagesh Kadri and Sub-inspector Samarth.

The arrested man was presented before court and sent to judicial custody.

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Mangaluru: RSS leader Dr. Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has been granted bail by the Puttur Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court in a case related to alleged communal hate speech.

The case pertains to a complaint filed against Bhat for delivering a speech during a Deepotsava event that was allegedly communal, derogatory towards women, and capable of disturbing public order. The incident took place on October 22 at Uppalige in Puttur taluk during the Deepotsava and Gopuja programme, where Bhat was present.

Following the complaint filed by Eshwari Padmunja at the Puttur Rural Police Station, the police had issued a notice directing Bhat to appear for inquiry. Subsequently, Bhat filed an anticipatory bail petition before the court.

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During the hearing on October 27, the court issued an interim order restraining coercive action and adjourned the matter to October 29 for complete hearing. On October 29, the counsel representing complainant Eshwari Padmunja sought permission to argue under Sections 338 and 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The court adjourned the matter several times post that.

On Wednesday, the court granted bail to Prabhakar Bhat.

Advocate Mahesh Kaje represented him in the proceedings.