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24-year-old youth sentenced to life imprisonment
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24-year-old youth sentenced to life imprisonment

April 27, 2017

Mysuru: The First Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a 24-year-old youth to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering a daily wage worker. He is also facing four separate murder charges. The youth, identified as Kaiser, a resident of Shantinagar in the city had the habit of robbing beggars and the homeless. Kaiser, an uneducated,…

Man sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for raping minor
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Man sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for raping minor

April 21, 2017

Mysuru: The Seventh Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 60,000 for raping a minor and has also sentenced his accomplice to two years jail and a fine of Rs. 10,000 for helping the accused. While the main accused has been identified as Mahadevaswamy,…

Man gets 12-year RI for raping, impregnating minor
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Man gets 12-year RI for raping, impregnating minor

March 30, 2017

A Special Court constituted to hear offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has sentenced a man to 12 years rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor and impregnating her. The man, who was convicted, is 30-year-old S. Somashekar, a resident of Koppaluru village in Mysuru Taluk. He has two children. In…

Posing as customers, 4 women lift 17 sarees worth Rs. 1 lakh
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Posing as customers, 4 women lift 17 sarees worth Rs. 1 lakh

March 26, 2017

On the pretext of buying sarees posing as customers, four women reportedly lifted 17 silk sarees worth about  Rs. 1 lakh from a silk showroom on Maddur-Malavalli Road here on Friday. The crime is said to have been captured on the CCTV cameras installed in the shop. The four women were reportedly speaking Tamil and…

Unidentified bodies found: Suicide & murder suspected
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Unidentified bodies found: Suicide & murder suspected

March 23, 2017

Two unidentified bodies were found in two separate incidents. One is suspected to be a suicide case and the other a murder case. In the first incident, an unidentified person is suspected to have committed suicide by jumping into Varuna Lake on Mysuru-T. Narasipur Road, according to a complaint lodged by one Mallikarjun, a resident…

7 persons booked for assault in separate cases
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7 persons booked for assault in separate cases

March 22, 2017

In three separate cases, complaints have been registered in Vidyaranyapuram, Vijayanagar and K.R. Police Stations against seven persons on charges of assault. Vidyaranyapuram Police Station: A complaint has been registered at Vidyaranyapuram Police Station against a group of unknown persons for assaulting two students over a petty issue in Vidyaranyapuram on Mar. 19. The students,…

Four arrested for illegal transportation of money
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Four arrested for illegal transportation of money

March 22, 2017

The Police have arrested four persons on charges of illegal transportation of money in a car and have seized Rs. 1.98 lakh from them. The arrested persons have been identified as 32-year-old Binees, 26-year-old Murugan, 29-year-old Shashi and 39-year-old Faisal, all residents of Bawali village, Waynad district in Kerala. It is reported that the four…

13 booked in separate assault cases
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13 booked in separate assault cases

March 21, 2017

In four separate assault cases, complaints have been lodged against 13 persons at various Police Stations in city. Hebbal Police Station: A woman has lodged a complaint against a person for assaulting her with a club over petty issue in Lakshmikanthanagar in city. The woman, who was assaulted, has been identified as Vinutha, residing behind…

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