Jayanagar goes to Congress: Sowmya Reddy wins
Bengaluru: Congress candidate Soumya Reddy has won the Jayanagar assembly elections by defeating B N Prahlad of the BJP.
Soumya Reddy won by 3,775 votes against BJP’s Prahlad Babu.
The assembly elections were held across the state on May 12, but poll in Jayanagar was countermanded following the death of BJP candidate B N Vijayakumar, who was holding the seat.
Fifty-five per cent polling was recorded in the Jayanagar Assembly constituency on June 11.
Reddy leads by 10,256 votes after Round 8
Sowmya Reddy is leading BJP's BN Prahlad by 15,000 votes after round 9 of counting.
Reddy 40, 677 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 25, 779 votes in round 10.
Reddy 43, 476 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 30, 695 votes in round 11.
Reddy 45, 975 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 35, 919 votes in round 12.
Reddy 48, 456 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 39, 919 votes in round 13.
Reddy 51, 192 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 44, 292 votes in round 13.
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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.
