Tag: Jayapura Police

Land dispute: FIR against seven for alleged assault
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Land dispute: FIR against seven for alleged assault

May 25, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Jayapura Police have registered a case against seven persons, including former Chairman of erstwhile MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) H.V. Rajeev, following allegations of assault and criminal trespass linked to a land dispute at K. Salundi village in Jayapura hobli. The complaint was lodged by Chikkegowda, a resident of K. Salundi village, who alleged…

Case of son killing mother: Father, son among four arrested
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Case of son killing mother: Father, son among four arrested

May 19, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Jayapura Police have arrested four persons including a man and his son for allegedly murdering a woman and trying to destroy the body by setting it on fire. The incident had taken place at K. Madahalli, Jayapura hobli in the taluk. While the deceased has been identified as Sudha (48), the arrested accused are…

Gold mangalya, hundi stolen from temple
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Gold mangalya, hundi stolen from temple

April 15, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Thieves who broke into a temple have made away with the gold mangalya chain of the deity and a hundi from the temple on the night of Apr. 11. The theft took place at Maramma Temple, adjacent to Sri Muruda Basaveshwara Temple at Doddahundi Gate on Mysuru-H.D. Kote Main Road in Jayapura Police limits….

Rider killed in bike-scooter collision
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Rider killed in bike-scooter collision

March 8, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A scooterist, who had sustained serious injuries when a speeding bike collided head-on with his scooter and admitted to a private hospital in a serious condition, has succumbed to injuries at the hospital. The incident took place on Mar. 4 evening and the deceased has been identified as Narayana (33), a mason by profession…

Dumped in Mysuru
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Dumped in Mysuru

June 5, 2025

By M.B. Pavan Murthy Mysuru: Mysuru city outskirts are fast earning a chilling reputation as dumping grounds for bodies of murder victims — often mutilated or burned beyond recognition in a deliberate attempt to erase evidence. In the latest discovery, the Police recovered a severed head and a left forearm belonging to an unidentified male…

Murdered and Burnt
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Murdered and Burnt

June 3, 2025

Mysuru:  In a swift breakthrough, Mysuru District Police have solved the murder of a 31-year-old lodge manager, Mohan Kumar, whose partially burnt body was found near Gumachanahalli in Jayapura Police limits on April 18. The murder is linked to a group of gamblers who suspected the victim of theft. The deceased, Mohan Kumar, a native…

Stolen vehicles used to rob Kerala bizman
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Stolen vehicles used to rob Kerala bizman

January 21, 2025

Car owned by businessman found abandoned at Gopalapura, four kilometres from crime scene Mysuru: Jayapura Police have located the car of Kerala businessman Sufi Ahmed, which was stolen by masked assailants after ambushing his vehicle near Harohalli in Jayapura Hobli on H.D. Kote Road. Yesterday morning, the assailants assaulted Ahmed and another person in the…

Youth arrested on charges of murdering friend
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Youth arrested on charges of murdering friend

July 19, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Jayapura Police have arrested a youth on charges of murdering his friend. The accused youth has been identified as Devaraj, a resident of D. Salundi in the taluk and the deceased is Vijay Bhaskar (32), friend of the accused and a resident of the same village. Devaraj, after allegedly stabbing Bhaskar, had fled from…

Woman commits suicide
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Woman commits suicide

June 20, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Family feud has claimed the life of a woman, who reportedly committed suicide by hanging self at her house in Judicial Layout, Kergalli, in the taluk on Sunday evening. The deceased woman is Lilly Shalini (35), wife of Bhaskar, an auto driver. Lilly had married Bhaskar 15 years ago. They had two children. It…

Maid steals gold bangles
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Maid steals gold bangles

September 23, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: A house maid has been accused of stealing gold bangles from the house she works in city. Forty-year-old Usha, a resident of Hosabandikeri, is the accused and it is learnt that she has pledged the stolen bangles at a pawn shop in K.G. Koppal. Details: Geetha, wife of Software Engineer R. Chethan Raj, a…

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