Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Republic Day (R-Day) Parade in city tomorrow (Jan. 26), City Police held a 45-minute rehearsal at Torch Light Parade Grounds in Bannimantap this morning. A total of eight Platoons, including those from Civil Police, Home Guards and Mounted Police, took part in the rehearsal, which was held under the supervision of DCP…
Mysore/Mysuru: Seema, the explosives sniffer dog at Mysuru Police Dog Squad unit, passed away on Jan. 20, following age-related ailments. She had successfully served in the Dog Squad for 11 years and two months. After the successful completion of training, Seema joined the Dog Squad on Nov. 14, 2009 and had participated in many dog…
Mysore/Mysuru: One side parking has been introduced from RMC Circle up to Highway Circle on New Sayyaji Rao Road (Bamboo Bazar Road) in city to check illegal parking of vehicles. All these years, the vehicles were parked on both the sides of this stretch causing obstruction to free movement of vehicles. Understanding this, the NR…
Metagalli Police seize 230 kgs of scented wood worth Rs. 35 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: A week after busting an inter-State gang of sandalwood smugglers and arresting four accused, the city Police swooped on another similar gang and have arrested another four accused. The latest arrests made by Metagalli Police have yielded sandalwood weighing 230 kgs worth…
Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 15 City Policemen, including a Police Inspector, who excelled in crime detection and prevention in the year 2020, amidst the COVID-19 crisis, were distributed prizes and given Certificate of Appreciation, at the valedictory of the Crime Prevention Month held at the CAR Parade Grounds here on Jan. 13. Speaking on the…
Seven including one from Mysuru, three from Kerala and three from Kodagu arrested Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have cracked two cases of cheating where gullible people were targeted by inter-State gangs, who cheat by offering to sell gold at low prices. Seven persons have been arrested and cash amounting to Rs. 15 lakh has been…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police have arrested a four-member gang of inter-State sandalwood smugglers and seized 46 kg sandalwood logs worth Rs. 5.5 lakh and a car used for smuggling. With this arrest, as many as 10 sandalwood theft cases reported in six Police Station limits have been solved. The accused have been identified as Bhupathi,…
Mysore/Mysuru: City Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths attached to Mysuru City Police have busted a gang which was duping people by selling fake Ayurveda medicine and seized large quantity of fake drugs. The CCB team led by ACP V. Mariyappa has trapped the gang which had taken a house on rent where they were distributing fake…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following publication of the news item titled ‘Rust In Peace: Public outcry against negligence of Police Department’ in Star of Mysore yesterday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) – Crime and Traffic, M.S. Geetha Prasanna, has got the 12 metal barricades removed from the roadside besides issuing a clarification. According to the report, a dozen…
Mysore/Mysuru: A dozen metal barricades, reportedly belonging to the Police Department, are left on the Ring Road to rust inviting wrath of public, who have accused the Police Department of wasting tax-payers’ money. These metal barricades are found on the roadside near Adarsh Nagar on Dattagalli Ring Road route since many months. These 12 iron…
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