Tag: Karnataka Police

Husband, daughter held for woman’s murder in K’taka

The investigation was taken up based on eyewitness accounts, CCTV footage and complaint.

December 30, 2021

Cop who groomed minors as bike lifters held, 53 bikes seized in K’taka

They used to tell the customers that the documents of the vehicles could not be given as a bank loan had to be repaid.

December 24, 2021

K’taka police bust fake surrogacy racket, rescue 11 children; 5 arrested

The police have traced 11 kids and it is suspected that the accused have sold 18 more children. They allegedly charged Rs 2 to Rs 3 lakh per child and got the money in instalments from the people who were given the child.

October 6, 2021

Drugs worth Rs 2.5cr in champagne bottles seized in Karnataka

The drugs were sold to students, industrialists in the reputed hotels. The investigations are on to ascertain the source of the drugs. The accused was caught while he was selling the drugs near Yusuf Maszid service road in HBR Layout, according to police.

September 25, 2021

Karnataka bill to ban online skill gaming casts shadow on Fantasy Sports during IPL & T20 WC

Fantasy cricket is expected to be the most affected among all games of skill, as the ban falls right at the start of the biggest T20 cricket season in recent years.

September 22, 2021

Drug factory discovered in Bengaluru, narcotics worth Rs 2 cr seized

"So far drug users and drug peddlers are being arrested. The officers this time have detected a unit from where the drugs were manufactured and sent to foreign countries," he said.

September 16, 2021

Mysuru gang rape case: K’taka Police to conduct lie detector test

The police are also considering using brain-mapping technology, layered voice analysis, according to police sources.

September 1, 2021

Karnataka police crack Mysuru gang rape case, 5 arrested

Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, who has arrived to brief Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on the development, stated that the operation to nab the perpetrators was successful and he would reveal the details by noon.

August 28, 2021

Karnataka police shoot history sheeter in leg, nab him

Avinash had attacked the elderly man last month in broad daylight after taking supari or contract. The attack was so brutal that the elderly man was hospitalized. After the police took up investigations of the case, Avinash disappeared for 22 days.

August 21, 2021

Karnataka police expedite probe into discovery of 1,725 kg of explosives

Mangaluru Police Commissioner Shashikumar explained that stocking explosives in sensitive areas like Mangaluru is a cause of concern and there are more chances of misuse.

August 17, 2021

Woman inspector among 4 cops suspended on extortion charges in Karnataka

All the accused were charged with allegedly demanding Rs 10 lakh from the complainant and his wife after threatening them that they would be jailed in a case of nonpayment of money.

July 30, 2021

Police in Mangalore resort to lathi charge to prevent crowding

One man who escaped lathi-charge said that he came out to buy fruits for his co-brother’s family whose members had tested positive to COVID-19. “I was not there for fun,” he said.

May 15, 2021

Karnataka Police file case against Kangana for anti-farmer tweet

Last week, a Tumkuru court had directed the local Kyatasandra police station to book Kangana Ranaut for her tweet on farmers.

October 14, 2020

Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Modi seeking clearance of road connecting Kerala, Karnataka

In the letter, Vijayan stated that the road, which connects his state with Coorg in Karnataka via Veerajapettah, is a lifeline for the flow of essential commodities to Kerala.

March 28, 2020

22 cops from Karnataka chosen for President’s medal

As many as 22 police personnel from Karnataka have been selected to receive the President’s police medal for their exemplary services including three officers on the occasion of Republic Day. The three officers selected for President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Services are: DIG (recruitment) Dr B A Mahesh, Mangaluru city police Commissioner T R Suresh...

January 25, 2018

Kidnapped I-T officer’s son killed, four arrested

An Income Tax officer’s son who was kidnapped 10 days ago was found murdered near a lake on the city’s outskirts today, with police arresting four persons including a friend of the victim in connection with the crime. The decomposed body of 19-year-old Sharath was found buried near the Ramohalli lake, police said. The victim’s...

September 22, 2017

Karnataka police hunts for journalist Gauri Lankesh’s killers

The Karnataka Police is on the hunt to trace and nab the killers of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead on Tuesday night at her residence here, police said on Wednesday. “The three special teams set up to crack the case are on the lookout for the suspected assailants. We are taking the...

September 6, 2017