26-member team to be led by City Crime Branch ACP Mohammed Shariff Rawther Mysuru, Oct. 13 (RK&KS) – In a bid to curb illegal activities, budding rowdies and crimes ranging from murders, extortion under the guise of fake accidents, burglaries, dacoities, rape and murder, to real estate mafia operations, the City Police Commissioner has revived…
Tiled drainage chamber cover opens up near Gun House
October 13, 2025Mysuru, Oct.13 (PM&DM)- In yet another glaring case of negligence on the part of authorities, a tiled underground drainage cover on the footpath adjoining the Gun House compound wall in the heart of the city has opened up, posing a threat to pedestrians. The opened up tiled drainage cover, located right opposite Vishwamanava Park on…
Bring back the Anti-Rowdy Squad
October 13, 2025Recently, a youth assaulted the MCC Revenue Inspector in his office because the Inspector had told him not to smoke on the office premises. A few weeks earlier, there was a report that three youths assaulted a middle-aged man for honking at them as they entered a one-way street. Earlier this week, I witnessed an…
Hot oil spill from food stall kills boy
October 12, 2025Mysuru: Repeated drives by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the City Police to clear encroachments from public spaces and footpaths — aimed at improving vehicular flow and ensuring safe walkways for pedestrians — have failed time and again. This persistent failure has now resulted in a heart-wrenching tragedy, as a four-year-old boy lost his…
1.99 lakh visit Palace during Dasara
October 12, 2025Footfall soars as tourists flock to Jumboo Savari, cultural programmes and dazzling illumination; Dasara illumination ends tonight Mysuru: Mysuru witnessed a spectacular Dasara-2025, with lakhs of tourists and visitors flocking the city for the grand Navaratri celebrations, culminating in the Jumboo Savari procession on Oct. 2. The world-famous Mysore Palace recorded an impressive footfall of…
CM orders crackdown, reviews law and order
October 12, 2025Children are unsafe in CM’s home district, Congress leaders silent: BJP Mysuru: A wave of public outrage has swept through Mysuru following two horrific crimes committed within just three days — the daylight murder of a man and the rape and killing of a minor girl, both near Dasara Exhibition Grounds. The incidents have triggered…
Mysuru to… Koletha-uru ?
October 11, 2025Two killings in three days in Mysuru. A murder in broad daylight. Another alleged rape and murder of a minor. Both in the heart of the city. Once serene, Mysuru is trembling while criminals are fearlessly roaming. Mysuru has witnessed a disturbing surge in lawlessness in recent years — from the murder of Vasumathi to…
Set Sail
October 11, 2025Mysuru, Oct. 11 (BCT)- The Asian Inclusive Sailing Series (AISS) 2025 has officially set sail on the serene backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya District, marking a historic moment for Indian sailing. Hosted by the Royal Mysore Sailing Club (RMSC) and the Karnataka State Sailing Association (KSSA) under the aegis of the…
Minor girl’s murder: Accused stabbed victim 19 times
October 11, 2025Mysuru, Oct. 11 (RK&BCT)- The accused K.S. Karthik, who abducted, raped and murdered the 10-year-old girl, who had come to Mysuru city with her family from Kalaburagi to sell balloons and toys during Dasara, had displayed savage behaviour by stabbing the child 19 times, inflicting horrific injuries that led to her death. City Police Commissioner…
Minor girl’s murder: Accused shot in the leg, arrested
October 10, 2025Mysuru: In a swift operation, Mysuru City Police have arrested a man accused of abducting, raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl near the Dasara Exhibition Grounds. The crime occurred on the intervening night of Wednesday (Oct. 8) and Thursday (Oct. 9). The arrest was made within 24 hours of the crime. The accused, who attempted…














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