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…
Duo cheat 20-25 victims including advocates, teachers, doctors; Cops quiz accused, says MUDA Chairman Mysore/Mysuru: Two persons have been arrested by City Police on charges of cheating people worth crores of rupees by promising them to get the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites at cheap rate in city. Most of the victims were advocates,…
Police team visits houses, handsover valuables worth Rs. 17 lakh to owners Couple overjoyed on wedding anniversary day Mysore/Mysuru: It’s an eerie feeling to have your house ransacked by criminals. It hurts more when they take away your prized possessions. But when the Police catch the culprits and return the stolen valuables, the feeling of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Planning to launch special DJ party? Hold on. Armed with cameras, Cops in mufti will visit all pubs, clubs, bar and restaurants in city to cross-check whether special parties are held stealthily. Sources told Star of Mysore that already a number of Cops have been assigned with the task of paying surprise visits to…
12-hour Section 144 from tomorrow evening Mysore/Mysuru: With 2020 coming to an end, party-goers are excited to welcome 2021 in hopes things will change for the better. But it looks like the Police are pouring cold water on New Year’s Eve celebrations in city by imposing the next best thing to a curfew — Section…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Crime Prevention Month, the Mysuru City Police have taken up several sensitisation programmes to ensure the welfare of women and also sensitise women on the well-being of fellow women. While the intention of the programmes is to prevent crimes on women, the Police are also taking an opportunity to tell women…
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