Tag: Crime
Bengaluru: Police arrest killer of former BBMP councillor
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly killing former Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) councillor Ayub Khan outside his house in Bengaluru.
The...
Acid attacker shot at by police in Bengaluru after attempt to...
BENGALURU:
An absconding accused in an acid attack case was allegedly shot at by a police team that was escorting him back to the city...
Crime can be controlled if police function without compromising with crime...
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said police should function without compromising with crime and criminals to control crime.
Participating in the Police Flag...
Three held in Koramangala for running illegal dance bar
BENGALURU:
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths on Friday raided a pub on Koramangala 80 Feet Road and arrested three persons for running an illegal...
Karnataka Home Minister warns strict legal action against police personnel involved...
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday warned of strict legal action against police personnel involved in crime and related offenses.
He said it cannot...
ED arrests cooperative society chairman in Karnataka
NEW DELHI:
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has arrested the chairman of a Belagavi-based cooperative credit society in connection with a money...
Drug racket busted in Bengaluru: 15 kg cannabis seized, six held
BENGALURU:
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) unit of Anti-Narcotics Wing officials busted a drug racket and seized 15 kg of cannabis in Bengaluru's Gyanbharathi on...
Cop who groomed minors as bike lifters held, 53 bikes seized...
BENGALURU:
The Karnataka police have arrested a cop who groomed a gang of bike lifters and recovered 53 bikes worth Rs 77 lakh in Bengaluru...
16-year-old falls to his death from 4th floor of Bengaluru apartment
Naval officer’s son fell from window next to staircase of Begur apartment; cops yet to determine cause of death
BENGALURU:
In a tragic case, the teenaged...
Five illegal Bangladeshi immigrants nabbed in Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister
BENGALURU:
Five illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were nabbed in the city on Friday, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said, terming such entrants as a threat to...
Illegal firm run by Chinese nationals busted in Bengaluru, 2 held
BENGALURU:
Karnataka police have busted a racket allegedly run by Chinese nationals, who gave loans at exorbitant rates and harassed and humiliated the customers for...
Bitcoin scandal kingpin Sriki released on bail, says allegations ‘bogus’
BENGALURU:
The main accused in the Karnataka Bitcoin scandal, Shrikrishna aka Sriki, who was released on bail on Wednesday from the Bengaluru Central Prison, said...
Bitcoin scam main accused Sri Krishna detained after brawl
BENGALURU:
Amidst the political slugfest over bitcoin scam, Karnataka Police have detained the main accused Srikrishna here on Saturday after a brawl at a city...
Ponzi scheme ED attaches Rs 35.70-cr assets in Bengaluru
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU:
Assets worth Rs 35.70 crore have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in connection with a probe into a Bengaluru-based ponzi scheme...
Fly-by-night tour operator lands in police net
BENGALURU:
A fly-by-night tour operator who duped many wannabe wanderers with his firm, finally landed in the police custody on Tuesday.
According to Police, Prashanth B...
3 slaughter cows in illegal abattoir arrested
BENGALURU:
Three people have been arrested for allegedly slaughtering many cows in an illegal slaughterhouse here, police said on Friday.
The action was taken on a...
Mysuru court bomb blast: 2 of trio get stiff prison terms
Trio were members of al-Qaeda terror affiliate
BENGALURU:
The NIA special court on Monday sentenced three convicted 'al Qaeda-Base Movement' members to varying prison terms in...
NIA’s Bengaluru court convicts trio for 2016 Mysuru bomb blast
Tamil Nadu-based trio had formed a group linked to terror organization al-Qaeda
BENGALURU:
The NIA special court, Bengaluru, on Friday convicted three terror accused with links...
Gold worth Rs 61 lakh hidden under aircraft seat seized at...
BENGALURU:
Gold worth Rs 61 lakh was recovered from under a passenger seat of an Indigo flight that landed in Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru...
Bengaluru’s Alliance varsity scam: ED attaches Rs 19-crore assets
According to ED, student fees amounting to Rs 107 crore were siphoned off by accused
BENGALURU:
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 19.43...
Bengaluru cops arrest 4, including 2 Iranians, and seize marijuana worth...
Accused were buying 'hydro ganja' seeds on dark net and growing them in Bidadi
BENGALURU:
Central Crime Branch sleuths recently arrested four persons, including two Iranian...
Dalit made to spend Rs 11K on feast for entering temple...
KOPPAL:
Close on the heels of a Dalit family being penalised Rs 25,000 over their two-year-old son entering a temple in Kustagi, a Dalit man...
Cracker blast kills 2 in Bengaluru’s New Tharagupet
3 passersby injured, rushed to Victoria Hospital
Crackers were illegally stored in transport firm godown: Cops
BENGALURU:
Two persons were killed in a blast in a transport...
Machete wielding man attacks Mangaluru govt staff
3 women staffers of Mangaluru’s District Education Institute injured, assailant in police custody
MANGALURU:
In what appears to be a ‘lone wolf’ act of rage, a...
Davanagere man poisons wife & daughter, then hangs himself
Ill health of couple may have contributed to ghastly incident
DAVANAGERE:
After the ghastly incident of four members of a Bengaluru family committing suicide recently (and...
Karnataka CID sleuths arrest Haryana-based sex extortion gang
The accused provided fake e-wallets to criminals who sent women’s pix to unsuspecting victims and then blackmailed them
BENGALURU:
CID sleuths from Karnataka have arrested a...
Baby, 4 adults found dead in Bengaluru house; toddler survives
Gory incident occurred 4 days ago when house owner was reportedly away
BENGALURU:
A nine-month-old baby was among five persons found dead on Friday evening in...
2 Congolese nationals sent to detention centre in Nelamangala
Bengaluru police have launched drive to round up foreigners who overstay and indulge in criminal activities
BENGALURU:
In a special drive against overstaying and illegally staying...
Rowdy sheeter hacked to death in Bengaluru
Unidentified assailants chased him into the KSFA football stadium and killed him
BENGALURU:
A rowdy sheeter, Arvind (30), was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in...
NIA files chargesheet against 13 Bangladeshis in Bengaluru human trafficking case
BENGALURU:
The NIA on Monday filed a chargesheet before a special court here against 13 Bangladeshi nationals for their involvement in trafficking women and children...
Bengaluru cops bust ‘home delivery of drugs’ racket
CCB sleuths arrest 2 Whitefield residents, seize narcotics worth Rs 2 crore
BENGALURU:
Sleuths of the Central Crime Branch, on a tip-off, arrested 2 drug peddlers...
Mysuru gang-rape case cracked, 5 labourers from TN arrested
MYSURU:
Five labourers allegedly involved in the rape of a college student near here have been arrested, Karnataka DG and IGP Praveen Sood said on...
Mysuru University ‘bans’ movement of girl students after 6.30 p.m.
BENGALURU:
In a bizarre development, Mysuru University banned the movement of girl students in the campus after 6.30 p.m. from Friday.
As the order issued by...
Mysuru collegian gang-raped near Chamundi foothills; CM orders probe
Girl, from UP, was raped and her male friend injured when they were returning home on August 24 night
MYSURU:
A college student was allegedly raped...
Forensic report confirms drug abuse in Kannada film industry
BENGALURU:
The Bengaluru police, probing the alleged drug abuse in the Kannada film industry, on Tuesday said the forensic report has confirmed that some of...
Two killed, three injured in boiler explosion in food factory
BENGALURU:
At least two people were killed and three others sustained serious burn injuries in a boiler blast in a food factory in the city...
Bengaluru Bommanahalli BJP MLA’s two cars torched
BENGALURU:
Two cars parked outside the Karnataka BJP MLA Satish Reddy’s residence were torched during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday by unidentified miscreants.
Taking...
Bengaluru Cops arrests Five, Rs 80 crore worth ambergis, antique items...
BENGALURU:
A five-member gang has been arrested and banned marine substance ambergris or floating gold worth Rs 80 crore and a few antique items belonging...
NIA searches premises of Bengaluru riots accused
In August 2020, ‘protesting’ minority mob had attacked cops, vandalised property in DJ Halli, KG Halli police limits
BENGALURU:
The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Saturday...
2 held, red sandalwood worth Rs 4.5 cr seized by Bengaluru...
BENGALURU:
Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly illegally possessing nine tons of red sandalwood worth Rs 4.5 crores, said...
Six drug peddlers held with over Rs 1 cr drugs in...
BENGALURU:
Six drug peddlers, including two Nigerian nationals were arrested here on Tuesday and drugs worth Rs 1.05 crore were recovered from them.
Two separate raids...
Cops checking Poojary-Rai links
BENGALURU:
The special investigating team (SIT) investigating underworld gangster Ravi Poojary's criminal cases has a new name on its list after it questioned another former underworld...
