Mysore/Mysuru: Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Siddharamaiah has castigated the City Police for what he called their failure to obtain the victim’s statement in the MBA student’s gang rape case. “It shows their laxity and is clear that the State Government wants to hush up the sensational case,” he told reporters yesterday. Fresh…
Vidyaranyapuram Jewellery Shop Dacoity Case: City gold trader had hired contract killers
August 31, 2021Two shops were original targets; one shop saved due to argument over removal of footwear Mysore/Mysuru: Two more persons including the mastermind of the Vidyaranyapuram jewellery shop dacoity and shootout case have been arrested by the City Police. The shootout incident on Aug. 23 had sent shockwaves across the city as this was the first…
‘E-surveillance at jewellery shops a must’
August 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Police wants all small and medium gold and silver traders and jewellery showrooms to install electronic surveillance cameras inside and also outside their shops. The objective, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta said, is to use the surveillance footage for crime investigation like it helped in arresting dacoits in the Vidyaranyapuram jewellery shop…
Police patrol intensified in deserted areas around city
August 31, 2021But till when? ask public recalling failures like ‘Operation Chamundi’ Mysore/Mysuru: Following the sensational gang rape and shootout incident, the City Police have heightened vigil on the surroundings of Chamundi Hill, Lalithadripura and all along the 42-km Outer Ring Road. The Garuda, Cheetah and PCR surveillance systems have been reactivated and dedicated teams have been…
Gang rape accused taken to spot for mahazar
August 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The four accused in the gang rape case of a 22-year-old MBA student, who are now in Police custody, were taken to the scene of the crime at Lalithadripura at the foot of Chamundi Hill for spot mahazar last evening. One of the accused, who is a minor, was however, not taken to the…
Gang rape incident at Chamundi Foothill: Four accused undergo DNA sampling, medical tests
August 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: All the five accused in the Aug. 24 gang rape of a 22-year-old MBA student who were arrested in Tamil Nadu have been produced before the 3rd Judicial Magistrate First Class Court and the judge has remanded them to 10-day Police custody. While their custody was secured on Saturday night itself, four of them…
One arrested was out on bail for sandalwood theft
August 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: One of the accused in the gang rape, Bhoopathi alas Keeri of Susaipuram of Tamil Nadu, is just 24 but notorious in criminal activities. In January this year, Bhoopathi was arrested by the Nazarbad Police in connection with a sandalwood smuggling case. With his arrest then along with three others, the Police had busted…
Conviction of assaulters hinges on victim’s statements
August 30, 2021Rape survivor, friend leave Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Punishment for harsher crimes like the gang rape of an MBA student that occurred in Mysuru on Aug. 24 requires textbook investigation that has every element in order. This requires a professional, specialised approach from the Police to ensure a watertight case that results in conviction. But in the…
Additional Police force to keep vigil at Chamundi Foothill
August 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following the horrific incident of a girl student being gang raped at the foot of Chamundi Hill, Senior Police officials have deployed additional Police personnel to keep vigil in the surroundings of Chamundi Hill and foothill besides stepping up 24×7 patrolling. The areas around the foot of the hill come under the jurisdictions of…
Gang rape incident at Chamundi Foothill: Accused emboldened by previous crimes
August 29, 2021Earlier victims did not lodge Police complaints due to fear, shame DG&IGP asks officers to fill all gaps in shootout and gang rape cases Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the arrest of five accused including a minor in the sensational student gang rape case, the City Police have begun drilling them to elicit more information about…
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