Liquids, raw materials found at Hebbal factory as night-long searches by NCB sleuths continue Mysore/Mysuru: Known as Karnataka’s cultural capital and a major tourist destination, Mysuru has in recent times been grappling with a rise in crime. The city is now also facing the unsettling tag of being linked to narcotics manufacturing. In July 2025,…
Police Commissioner denies drug seizure
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar has clarified that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) action in Hebbal was not a raid but part of a follow-up investigation and that no narcotic substances were found either at the residence of factory owner Ganpath Lal or at his chemicals unit in Hebbal. Latkar, who visited the…
NCB interrogates building owner
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials from New Delhi, also quizzed Boregowda, the owner of the building that houses the chemicals factory operated by Ganpath Lal in Hebbal Industrial Area. Boregowda’s lawyer, Bharath, disclosed this information. When media persons questioned Bharath near the chemicals factory ‘Tuk-Tuk Household Chemicals Production Solution Manufacturing’ in Hebbal Industrial…
Speculation over George’s exit dominates Assembly
January 29, 2026Energy Minister K.J. George denies quitting over MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s interference in transfers Bengaluru: Speculation over Energy Minister K.J. George’s alleged threat to quit the Cabinet, following reports of MLC Dr.Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s interference in Energy Department transfers, dominated the Special Session of the State Legislature this morning. After the Assembly convened, BJP MLA Sunil…
Our Police could have raided Hebbal Unit: MP Yaduveer
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar expressed the view that instead of Delhi Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths coming to Mysuru to conduct inspections and raids, our own Police could have detected the case. “Activities such as drug production, storage and sale are continuously taking place. The Mysuru Police have been provided with good…
Police officers prioritise money over duty, says Prathap Simha
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has alleged that the decline in law and order and the rise in criminal activity in Mysuru are largely due to Police officers prioritising payments to elected representatives for postings, rather than focusing on their duties. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning on the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raids…
MUDA 50:50 sites allotment case: Special Court clears CM, family
January 29, 2026Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru yesterday accepted the B-Report (closure report) filed by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police in connection with the allotment of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority – MDA) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi and two others. Lokayukta Police…
Maharashtra Dy.CM Ajit Pawar cremated with full State honours
January 29, 2026Baramati: The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar (66), who was killed in a plane crash, along with four others here yesterday, was performed with full State honours at the family-owned Vidya Pratishthan Educational Institutions ground here this afternoon. Ajit Pawar’s sons Parth Pawar and Jay Pawar lit the pyre, even as…
Police officers seen at birthday parties of criminals: Nagendra
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA and current Mysuru City BJP President L. Nagendra has alleged that rowdies, criminals and anti-social elements no longer fear the Police. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning regarding the raid at Hebbal factory, he said crimes such as murder, extortion and robbery are on the rise in the cultural capital and…
Police notice refers to ‘narcotic substances’
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Following the raids conducted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at a factory in the Hebbal Industrial Area, the Hebbal Police Station has issued a notice to local industrialists, asking them to attend a meeting convened by City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar on Thursday (today). The notice states that industrial sheds in the city…















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