Mysore/Mysuru: A high-level District Narcotics Committee carried out surprise inspections at medical stores across the city yesterday to check the illegal sale of restricted drugs without prescription and take feedback from pharmacists to fight drug menace in city. The team, led by Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, who also heads the Committee, along with City…
Mother kills alcoholic son after years of abuse
April 25, 2026Police unravel chilling case; 200 CCTV cameras help solve murder Mysore/Mysuru: In a chilling case, Nazarbad Police have arrested a 60-year-old woman for allegedly killing her son after years of harassment for money to buy liquor. The accused, Manjula, 60, is said to have murdered her son Ramesh (44), a resident of Kesare in N.R….
Echo of US tourist’s rape in Kodagu homestay: City cops warn resort, homestay operators to ensure guest safety
April 25, 2026Tourism Department asked to provide a list of facilities Mysore/Mysuru: Following the alleged sexual assault of a US tourist at a homestay in Kutta in Kodagu district recently, the Mysuru City Police have stepped up measures to regulate homestays and resorts within the Commissionerate limits. City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar and DCP (Law and Order)…
Drive Against Narcotic Drugs – Scan QR code, tip off Cops: City Police Commissioner
April 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In an intensified drive against the peddling of narcotic drugs among college students, the City Police have launched a QR code, with a strong appeal to keep the Police informed. City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, who released the QR code, as part of Drug Free Campaign, organised by Narasimharaja Police Sub-Division, at Rani Bahadur…
Akka Pade flagged off in city
March 11, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have flagged off ‘Akka Pade,’ an exclusive wing formed for the safety and security of women and children in the State. City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar flagged off the vehicle allotted for Akka Pade, at the premises of her office in Nazarbad here on Mar.9. This dedicated Police wing will be…
Passing Out Parade of Probationary Women Police Constables – Take pride in khaki, be ready for challenges: Police Commissioner
March 7, 2026Bhuvaneshwari Basappa Pidashetty from Belagavi bags All-Round Best Trainee Trophy Mysore/Mysuru: City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar has said that women possess innate qualities such as patience and the ability to inspire, which should help them face challenges in the line of duty. She was addressing the 10th batch of 40 Probationary Women Civil Police Constables…
City Police Commissioner accords send-off to ASI
March 5, 2026Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) N.P. Nanjundaswamy, who had served for 32 years at various Police Stations and retired from service on Feb. 28, was honoured along with his wife and accorded a send-off by City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar and other Police Officers. The retired ASI is seen with his wife Nagarathna, son Yashwanth, DCP (Crime…
Noose tightening on drug network
February 13, 2026City Police to invoke PITNDPS Act to detain suspects; No need for FIR; Property to be seized The unabated menace of drugs, both manufacturing and use, especially Methylene-dioxy-metha-mphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy in tablet form, along with ganja and other psychotropic substances in Mysuru city, has prompted the Police to invoke hard and harsh…
Echo of NCB raid on chemical factory in Hebbal: Industries asked to verify tenants, report suspicion
January 30, 2026Industrialists must know what happens inside their units: City Police Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from New Delhi raiding a chemicals factory in the Hebbal Industrial Area, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar convened a meeting with industrialists and representatives of industrial management boards in Mysuru to curb illegal activities….
Police Commissioner denies drug seizure
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar has clarified that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) action in Hebbal was not a raid but part of a follow-up investigation and that no narcotic substances were found either at the residence of factory owner Ganpath Lal or at his chemicals unit in Hebbal. Latkar, who visited the…















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