Tag: Mysuru City Police

Clear footpath encroachment on Sawday Road: DCP to traders
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Clear footpath encroachment on Sawday Road: DCP to traders

October 29, 2025

Mysuru, Oct. 29 – Starting today, the City Police have instructed the people to stop parking their vehicles on footpath and clear encroachments on their own, on a stretch of Sawday Road from Milad Park to Mission Hospital. A team of Police Officers, led by DCP (Crime and Traffic) K.S. Sundar Raj, inspected the stretch…

Beat Police go door-to-door in city to build confidence
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Beat Police go door-to-door in city to build confidence

October 16, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In a citywide initiative ‘Mane Manege Police’ (Police Door-to-Door), Mysuru city Police officers are visiting residences to raise public awareness about law and order and the responsibilities of the Police. Under the guidance of DCPs R.N. Bindu Mani (Law & Order) and K.S. Sundar Raj (Crime & Traffic), officers from various stations have been…

Police ban sale and use of vuvuzelas
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Police ban sale and use of vuvuzelas

September 20, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In a move aimed at preserving public peace during Dasara, the Mysuru City Police have officially banned the sale and use of vuvuzelas — popularly known as toy trumpets or ‘tuthoori’ in Kannada. Issuing the order on Sept. 18, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar invoked Section 35 of the Karnataka Police Act to prohibit…

Intensified social media vigil to curb misinformation
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Intensified social media vigil to curb misinformation

September 20, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru:  To curb misinformation and safeguard public safety during Dasara, the Mysuru City Police have ramped up their digital vigilance by strengthening their Social Media Monitoring Cell with additional manpower. Addressing a press conference on Friday, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar announced that 52 officers will be deployed to monitor social media platforms round-the-clock. Their…

Citywide anti-narcotics operation nets peddlers
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Citywide anti-narcotics operation nets peddlers

August 8, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Following the recent bust of a drug manufacturing unit in Mysuru, the City Police have intensified inspections  and night patrols. Last evening, two Marijuana (ganja) peddlers were arrested, and 83 grams of ganja were seized. In a separate operation, the Police recovered 1.5 kilograms of ganja that had been cultivated on vacant land at…

Drug quantity seized from Mysuru shed: Mismatch flagged in figures given by Mumbai, Mysuru Police
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Drug quantity seized from Mysuru shed: Mismatch flagged in figures given by Mumbai, Mysuru Police

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru:  State Secretary of Karnataka Rashtra Samiti Party, Ravikumar, has called for a high-level investigation into discrepancies between data provided by the Maharashtra Police and the Mysuru City Police regarding the quantity of mephedrone (MD) seized from a drug manufacturing unit located along the Outer Ring Road. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday,…

Ordinary shed, extraordinary crime
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Ordinary shed, extraordinary crime

August 1, 2025

Inside an illegally built shed operated a drug factory with AC rooms, cellars & hi-tech equipment Mysore/Mysuru: At first glance, it looked like a nondescript car shed — its walls of corrugated metal sheets standing quietly beside Outer Ring Road service lane. Two cars parked inside reinforced the illusion of a modest garage. But behind…

Drug seizure: Excise Department conducts citywide raids
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Drug seizure: Excise Department conducts citywide raids

July 30, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In the aftermath of a major drug bust reported in Mysuru by the Mumbai Police with the assistance of Mysuru City Police, Mysuru’s Excise Department launched an emergency crackdown across several city localities to reinforce public safety and enforce excise laws. The operation, led by the Deputy Superintendent of Excise, Mysuru Sub-Division, mobilised personnel…

Anti-narcotics raids intensified across city
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Anti-narcotics raids intensified across city

July 30, 2025

584-gram ganja, 5-gram MDMA seized; 33 NDPS cases booked, 28 held, 48 sent for medical tests Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have intensified their crackdown on narcotic-related activities, launching extensive search operations across several localities, including N.R. Mohalla, last night. The drive was personally overseen by City Top Cop Seema Latkar, who led a team…

Drug laboratories disguised as sheds: Police urge residents to stay alert
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Drug laboratories disguised as sheds: Police urge residents to stay alert

July 30, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The Police have urged residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity in their surroundings, particularly in cases involving makeshift sheds that could be used for illegal operations. The recent drug bust in Mysuru has highlighted this growing concern, as authorities uncovered narcotics being manufactured inside what appeared to be a vehicle garage….

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