MANGALURU: Karnataka Police on Monday arrested a Dubai-based youth from the Mangaluru region for allegedly spreading posts on social media to incite communal sentiments in communally sensitive Mangaluru while staying abroad.
The arrested accused has been identified as 27-year-old Abdul Khader Nehad, a native of Panemangalore in Bantwal taluk of Mangaluru district.
He was reportedly operating from Saudi Arabia and posting derogatory and provocative content targeting people of other religions on social media platforms, including Instagram, with the intention of inciting communal sentiments.
According to the police, Abdul Khader was posting incisive messages on his Instagram account, sdpi_2025.