Gundlupet: A couple and a seven-year-old child from Kerala were killed on the spot, when a tipper vehicle rammed into the bike they were riding on Sultan Bathery Road on the outskirts of Gundlupet yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Dhanesh (42), his wife Anuja (37) and their son Ishan Krishna (7), all residents…
Wild elephant captured at Gopalaswamy Hill range
May 9, 2024Gundlupet: A wild elephant, which was creating havoc by destroying crops in villages bordering Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill was captured by the Forest Department with the help of tamed elephants. The wild elephant, aged about 40 years, was captured at Sandal Reserve Forest at Somanathapura in Gopalaswamy Hill Range and has been released in Gundre Forest…
One arrested for starting forest fire
May 9, 2024Gundlupet: Forest Department officials have arrested one person for setting fire to Maddur Forest in Bandipur Tiger Reserve in the taluk and have launched a hunt to nab two others who are absconding. The arrested is Arun Kumar, a resident of Kallipura village in the taluk and the Forest staff have seized four teak wood…
Woman kills daughters, hangs self later
March 4, 2024Gundlupet: A woman, committed suicide by hanging self after allegedly killing her daughters, at Horeyala village near Begur in Gundlupet taluk yesterday evening. The deceased are Jyothi (29), wife of Yogesh and her daughters Bandavya (7) and Manasa (3). Jyothi first hanged her daughters and later hanged herself when her family members were away, according…
Woman flees after leaving baby girl with elderly woman at Bus Stand
December 21, 2023Gundlupet: A woman, who handed over her one-year-old baby girl to an elderly woman at the town’s KSRTC Bus Stand telling the elderly woman that she wanted to use the rest room, has fled from the place. The incident took place at Gundlupet Bus Stand on Wednesday evening. The elderly woman, identified as Mahadevamma of…
Partially devoured body of a tribal man found in Bandipur
December 13, 2023Man suspected to have been killed by a tiger or leopard Gundlupet: A partially devoured body of a tribal man, who had gone to fetch fodder for his goat was found near Nanjegowdanakatte in Mangalagudda village bordering Bandipur Reserve Forest in the taluk. It is suspected that the tribal man may have been killed by…
Mystery shrouds death of youth in Kabini backwaters
December 1, 2023Gundlupet: A 25-year-old youth from Gundlupet has died under mysterious circumstances at Kabini backwaters and the body was found on Nov. 29. The deceased youth has been identified as Harshavardhan alias Muthu, son of Satish and a resident of Gundlupet town. He was working at a private company in Bengaluru. On Monday (Nov. 27), Harshavardhan…
One killed as In-charge DRFO opens fire at poachers in Bandipur
November 6, 2023“It was inevitable as poachers attacked Forest staff with lethal weapons” Bandipur: A poacher was killed when the Forest Department staff fired at them in Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest yesterday early morning. The deceased has been identified as Manu (26), a resident of Bheemanabeedu in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district. Following information that a gang…
Mother, two daughters ‘murdered’ for dowry
September 16, 2023Husband of deceased woman, in-laws arrested by Cops; angry kin stage flash protest Gundlupet: A woman and her two children were allegedly murdered over dowry harassment at Bommanahalli in Gundlupet taluk on Thursday. Following a complaint by the woman’s father, Terakanambi Police have arrested her husband and in-laws on the charges of murder. The deceased…
Criminals arrested within minutes of robbing a Kerala gold trader
August 12, 2023Gundlupet: A gang of criminals, arriving in two vehicles, intercepted a car of a Kerala-based gold trader. They dragged both the driver and the trader from the car, before escaping with the victims vehicle that contained a sum of Rs. 40 lakh. However, swift Police action led to the arrest of four of the culprits…
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