Traffic lessons to motorists through wireless mike at 52 Circles & Signals Mysuru: In a bid to regulate vehicular traffic, to ease congestion, as well as to sensitise motorists on various traffic rules at major junctions and Circles, the City Police have launched a Public Address System traffic awareness drive across the city. The Traffic…
Retired Cops feted
April 2, 2019Three Policemen in city attained superannuation in March. A send off function was organised for the trio at the City Police Commissioner’s office on Mar.30. DCP (Law and Order) M. Mutturaj is seen honouring the three officers — (pic.1) CAR Assistant Head Constable Papanna and his wife, (pic.2) Lashkar Police Station Assistant Sub-Inspector K.V. Srinivas…
Road barricades get a makeover
February 3, 2019Mysuru: With most of the road barricades put up by the Police seems to have worn out with the passage of time, the city Police on Saturday launched a drive for giving a makeover to road barricades. Following complaints on the poor state of barricades, city Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna directed for repair and painting…
Kidnap and Murder: Abductors collect Rs.2.22 lakh cash from oil merchant, Kill him at Bannur
January 30, 2019Mysuru: An oil merchant from city was kidnapped and murdered by a gang after taking Rs.2.22 lakh from the victim’s brother-in-law. The accused used the victim’s scooter to fetch money, kidnapped him to Bannur, murdered him and dumped the body in a dry canal. The oil merchant has been identified as 35-year-old Senthil, a resident…
Three friends-turned-foes held for auto driver’s murder
January 30, 2019Mysuru: The City Police have arrested three persons in connection with the murder of an auto driver in 12 hours. The accused and the victim were friends and had developed enmity over a financial dispute. Twenty-eight-year-old S. Manu alias Johnny was murdered on the intersection of Sunday night and Monday morning near Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade…
‘Operation Shubhodaya’ re-launched in Mysuru
January 29, 2019To prevent early morning crimes; Provide security to morning walkers in parks, roads Mysuru: After a long gap of nine years, the Mysuru City Police re-launched ‘Operation Shubhodaya’ this morning to prevent crimes — particularly to deal with rising chain-snatching cases and to keep track on the movement of suspicious persons during wee hours in…
K.T. Balakrishna takes charge as City Police Commissioner
January 27, 2019Mysuru: IPS Officer K.T. Balakrishna took charge as the new City Police Commissioner from outgoing Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao on Friday. K.T. Balakrishna who was serving as SP (Intelligence) at Bengaluru was promoted as DIG recently and posted as City Police Commissioner on Thursday. He had earlier served as DCP in Mysuru and had…
Rowdy menace has declined in Mysuru, claim Police
January 5, 2019Mysuru: The City Police have claimed that rowdy activities have come down drastically since the beginning of 2018 with efficient measures like the constitution of Anti-Rowdy Squad, Operation Eagle, strict monitoring of rowdies and their activities and constant warnings issued to the rowdies not to indulge in any criminal activities. In a press release, the…
Ahead of New Year…: Rowdy-sheeters face pre-dawn Police raids
December 29, 2018Mysuru: The City Police seem to have tightened the grip on rowdy-sheeters and those anti-social elements who take shelter at city lodges. While yesterday they conducted ‘Operation Hawk’ that was a surprise inspection of hotels and lodges across the city as part of measures to tighten security, this morning they visited the houses of rowdy-sheeters…
Police leave no rules out to make sure you are safe this New Year’s Eve
December 29, 2018Those holding parties must obtain permission from City Top Cop before 4 pm on Dec. 31 Movement of private vehicles on Chamundi Hill banned from 7 pm on Dec. 31 Mysuru: The countdown to New Year’s Eve (NYE) has begun. And with that, some of the well-known parties of the year are upon us. But…
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