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Dacoits enter doctor couple’s home in Saraswathipuram
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Dacoits enter doctor couple’s home in Saraswathipuram

March 20, 2021

Tie-up aged parents and two youths; loot valuables worth Rs. 13.60 lakh Mysuru: A gang of five dacoits barged into the house of a doctor couple and tied up their aged parents and two youths before decamping with Rs. 10 lakh cash and gold jewellery all worth Rs. 13.60 lakh on Mar. 17 night. The…

Home-alone women are their easy targets
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Home-alone women are their easy targets

February 3, 2021

Three among dacoit gang arrested in city; three more absconding  Mysore/Mysuru: Two members of the notorious dacoit gang who were arrested by the Vidyaranyapuram Police on Feb. 1 in Chamundipuram were part of a gang that not only threatened morning walkers but also robbed home alone women.  Two members of the gang — 30-year-old Shiva…

Eight-member dacoit gang arrested
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Eight-member dacoit gang arrested

September 16, 2020

Maruti Van, four bikes, 11 mobile phones, lethal weapons, Rs. 6,000 cash seized Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police, on Sept. 9 night, have arrested a gang of eight dacoits who were waiting to loot people and have seized one Maruti Van, four two-wheelers, 11 mobile phones, one hockey stick, two daggers, five monkey caps, five chilli powder…

Dacoits waylay Kerala-bound car at 4 am; flee with vehicle
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Dacoits waylay Kerala-bound car at 4 am; flee with vehicle

January 16, 2020

Mysuru: A gang of seven to eight dacoits, who waylaid a car near Kadakola on Mysuru-Nanjangud road coming under Mysuru South Police in the wee hours of today, sprayed pepper spray on the occupants of the car, threw them outside and sped away with the car. The victims are Jaffer and Marak of Kerala. They…

Four dacoits nabbed
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Four dacoits nabbed

October 30, 2018

Mysuru:  City’s Vijayanagar Police have arrested four persons in Bengaluru on charges of committing dacoity in Mysuru. The Cops have also recovered Rs.8 lakh cash, two gold bracelets and a TV besides seizing the car purchased from the stolen money. The accused have been identified as 28-year-old Sridhar of Mirle village in K.R. Nagar taluk…

Court sentences five dacoits to five years jail
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Court sentences five dacoits to five years jail

July 13, 2018

Mysuru:  The 4th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced five dacoits to five years imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs. 5,000 to each of them. Those who were sentenced by the Court are Mahesh, Diwakar, Ganesh, Raghu and Kumar, residents of city. The accused on Dec. 6, 2008, after consuming liquor near the…

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