Month: July, 2026

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133 drug addicts under close watch in Mysuru District: SP

July 19, 2026

Mysuru: Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladandi said, 133 identified drug addicts in the district are under close monitoring and are being rehabilitated through medical counselling. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, he said Police personnel from the respective Police Stations have been assigned to monitor drug users booked under the NDPS Act and ensure…

Operation Vimukthi boosts city’s fight against drugs
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Operation Vimukthi boosts city’s fight against drugs

July 19, 2026

NDPS cases jump 11-fold in 2025; Police target users to break drug supply chain Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police’s ‘Operation Vimukthi’ has emerged as a key initiative to curb narcotics-related activities in the city. As part of the campaign, the Police introduced a dedicated WhatsApp helpline (82779-48080) to encourage citizens to report instances of drug…

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Obscene videos uploaded to City Police’s ‘Public Eye’

July 19, 2026

Complaint lodged at CEN Police Station Mysuru:  It looks like criminals are not even sparing City Police with cyber crimes as an incident of a miscreant uploading obscene videos to City Police’s ‘Public Eye” WhatsApp number and the Police lodging a complaint at CEN Police Station has been reported in city. ‘Public Eye’ is a…

Gang forces open scooter seat, flees with Rs. 50,000
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Gang forces open scooter seat, flees with Rs. 50,000

July 19, 2026

CCTV captures meticulous crime in Nanjangud Mysuru: In a well-planned theft executed in broad daylight, a gang of six persons allegedly stole Rs. 50,000 from the storage compartment of a scooter parked near the Mini Vidhana Soudha in Nanjangud on July 16. The scooter belonged to Chandrakanth, an agriculturist from Hosakuru village. The entire incident…

Tamil Nadu bikers stray into Bandipur forest
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Tamil Nadu bikers stray into Bandipur forest

July 19, 2026

Police on look out for trespassers Mysuru: An incident of a Tamil Nadu-based bikers trespassing into safari route at Bandipur National Park has been reported yesterday. The biker along with a pillion rider was seen travelling on his motorcycle on safari route located 3 kms from Bandipur old campus at about 4.50 pm. With tigers…

RPF Mysuru Division records notable achievements
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RPF Mysuru Division records notable achievements

July 19, 2026

Mysuru: The Railway Protection Force (RPF), Mysuru Division, has recorded significant achievements during the current year in ensuring safety and security of railway passengers and railway property through proactive policing and special operations. Under the Railway Property Act, 1966, a total of eight cases were detected, with the recovery of stolen railway property worth Rs….

Two inter-State burglars arrested
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Two inter-State burglars arrested

July 19, 2026

Booty worth Rs. 9 lakh recovered; theft had occurred at a house in Manuganahalli Mysuru: Bilikere Police have arrested a gang of two inter-state burglars from Keralam and have recovered gold valuables worth Rs. 9 lakh and seized a Baleno car worth Rs.4.5 lakh from them. With their arrest, the Police have solved a house…

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Special Intensive Revision: 99.93% progress achieved in Mysuru district

July 19, 2026

Mysuru: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Mysuru district has achieved 99.93% progress in the distribution of Enumeration Forms to voters.  According to the status report from District Electoral Officers (CEO) office, 27.97 lakh (27,97,684) Enumeration Forms have been distributed against a total of 27.99 lakh (27,99,693) voters and 12.51 lakh (12,51,918) forms…

Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s wife Chennamma passes away
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Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s wife Chennamma passes away

July 19, 2026

Bengaluru: Chennamma (86), wife of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H.D. Deve Gowda passed away at a private Hospital here on Saturday following brief illness. She was admitted on Wednesday night with breathing complications and chest congestion to Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru where she passed away following a massive cardiac arrest at 4 pm…

Man goes missing
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Man goes missing

July 19, 2026

Mysuru: A 50-year-old man has gone missing from Mysuru South Police limits in city. The missing man is Manja. He is 5.6 ft. tall, dark complexioned, sports beard and moustache, has the name ‘Mangalamma’ tattooed on his right hand, speaks Kannada and was wearing a blue T-shirt at the time of going missing. Those having…

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