Mysuru: Metagalli Police have arrested two persons including the brother-in-law of murder victim on charge of killing at a lodge in city. Those arrested are Vinod (brother-in-law of the deceased) and his relative Anand. The two accused had allegedly murdered Manoj, a native of Periyapatna. It is learnt that there was a property dispute between…
Tanker overturns on Nanjangud road
October 20, 2024Mysuru; A Bullet tanker carrying an Acid, overturned on Mysuru-Nanjangud highway on Friday, causing a scare among motorists and nearby villagers. The 12-wheel tanker, which was transporting Methacrylic acid from Chennai to Nanjangud Asian Paints Factory, lost contol of its driver near Varuna Aqueduct close to Gejjagalli circle on Mysuru-Nanjangud road. However, the driver and…
Online fraud: Three from city lose over Rs. 39 lakh
October 20, 2024Mysuru: In separate cases, three persons from city have lost a total of Rs. 39.54 lakh to online fraudsters. In the first case, a stranger called a student of Netaji Nagar in the city over phone on Oct. 8, spoke to the student about drug trafficking and told that he would connect the call to…
Man held for stealing autorickshaws
October 20, 2024Vehicles worth Rs. 2.60 lakh recovered Mysuru: Metagalli Police have arrested a man on charge of stealing autorickshaws and have recovered three passenger autos worth Rs. 2.60 lakh from him. The arrested man is Kiran of the taluk. He was arrested on the Outer Ring Road near Hotel Royal Inn Junction on Oct. 15 by…
One arrested for attempting to sell narcotic substance near school
October 20, 2024Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police have arrested a man when he was attempting to sell narcotic substance near a school in city and have seized 35 grams of MDMA and other narcotic substance worth over Rs. 1 lakh from him. On Oct. 17, the CCB Police received information about a man attempting to…
Day-2 of ED investigation: Whitener use in MUDA document under scanner
October 19, 2024Mysuru: The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) investigation into the allotment of 14 Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, in Vijayanagar Third and Fourth Stages — exchanged for her 3.16-acre land at Kesare — entered its second day today. ED officials flagged discrepancies in Parvathi’s signatures on various documents —…
Will CBI join ED in MUDA probe?
October 19, 2024Mysuru: Will the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) join the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in ongoing investigation into MUDA site scam? According to highly placed sources in MUDA, the CBI is likely to enter the probe, as the corruption involved is estimated to be in the range of thousands of crores (a conservative estimate of Rs….
Questions arise on authenticity of signatures; officials grilled
October 19, 2024Mysuru: According to sources in MUDA, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials are questioning MUDA officers regarding a letter from Parvathi that was released to the media, which had whitener applied to some of its content and reportedly contains significant discrepancies. Specifically, the inconsistencies noted include variations in the designated areas for signatures, substantial differences in…
MP seeks CM’s resignation
October 19, 2024Congress obstructing ED, CBI probe as leaders are guilty: MLA Srivatsa Mysuru: As the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducts raids in connection with the illegal site allotment scam involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s family members, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has called for the Chief Minister’s resignation to facilitate the investigation. Addressing the media at the…
ED expands search for records at Taluk Office
October 19, 2024Mysuru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams, which raided the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) office yesterday morning over the contentious allotment of 14 sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, expanded their investigation to include Mysuru Taluk Tahsildar’s office at Mini Vidhana Soudha in Nazarbad. Heavily armed personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force…
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