K.R. Pet: Two persons have been arrested yesterday on charges of murdering a woman at Vittalapura village in K.R. Pet Taluk. The accused have been identified as 26-year-old Avinash, son-in-law of victim Leelavathi and 24-year-old Ravikumar, would be son-in-law of Leelavathi. The duo had gone absconding after committing the murder. On July 9, the accused…
Two killed in road accident
July 10, 2021K.R. Pet: In a tragic incident, two persons of the taluk were killed, when the tempo they were travelling collided head on with an Eicher vehicle on B-M Road in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Yogesh (30), a resident of Agrahara Bachahalli in K.R. Pet taluk and…
Alleged rape: Kangana Ranaut’s bodyguard arrested near K.R. Pet
May 30, 2021K.R. Pet: Mumbai Police have arrested the bodyguard of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on charges of alleged rape. He was arrested with the help of Kikkeri Police near K.R. Pet of Mandya district. The accused is Kumar Hegde of Heggadahalli in K.R. Pet taluk. Kumar is accused of raping a Mumbai woman on the pretext…
Former Taluk Panchayat Member K. Yunus Khan passes away
May 27, 2021K.R. Pet: K. Yunus Khan (92), former Taluk Panchayat Member, passed away yesterday. Elder brother of former Union Minister K. Rahman Khan, Yunus Khan leaves behind a son, two daughters, three brothers including Rahman Khan and former Town Municipal Council (TMC) President K. Gouse Khan and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were…
Former Assembly Speaker Krishna passes away
May 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Former Assembly Speaker Krishna (80), widely known as K.R. Pete Krishna, passed away at his residence in Kuvempunagar yesterday following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Prof. Indira, daughter Manjula, son-in-law Sridhar and a host of relatives and friends. A native of Kottamaranahalli village in Santhebachahalli Hobli of K.R. Pet taluk in Mandya…
Husband among two arrested for woman’s murder near K.R. Pet
March 9, 2021K.R. Pet: K.R. Pet Rural Police, who have solved the murder of a woman, whose chopped body was found in Hemagiri River in the taluk on November last, have arrested two persons including the deceased woman’s husband. While the murdered woman was identified as Asha (28), daughter of Gowrishankar of Deshavalli village in Pandavapura taluk,…
He stole Rs. 64 lakh to live in a lap of luxury
February 12, 2021Police crack ATM cash theft case; Accused had rented house in H.D. Kote with paramour Mysore/Mysuru: The driver working for a cash management company in Bengaluru has finally been arrested days after he allegedly ran off with Rs. 64 lakh meant to be filled in ATMs. The arrested has been identified as 35-year-old B. Yogesh,…
Close shave for Bengaluru family as car catches fire
January 24, 2021Car speeds over horse gram and ragi crops that were laid on the road for threshing by farmers K.R. Pet: A family from Bengaluru had a miraculous escape after the car in which they were travelling caught fire when the vehicle speeded over horse gram and ragi crops that were laid on the road for…
Officer on counting duty dies of heart attack
December 30, 2020A PWD Assistant Executive Engineer, he was deployed on duty at Periyapatna Periyapatna: An Assistant Executive Engineer of Public Works Department (PWD), who was the polling officer for N. Shettahalli Gram Panchayat, died of heart attack even as the counting had begun at Pushpa Convent here this morning. The deceased is Boregowda (55), who was…
Huge loss in business: PLD Bank Director commits suicide
December 13, 2020K.R. Pet: Depressed over huge loss in business, a 33-year-old man committed suicide by consuming poison at Valagere Menasa village in the taluk of Mandya district on Saturday. The deceased is Tejas Gowda, Director of Taluk PLD Bank and a BJP leader, who was running a hi-tech Ragi Flour Mill and supplying ragi flour across…
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