Nine including one contract Pourakarmika of MCC arrested for highway robbery Srirangapatna: They were a group of youngsters, all between 19 and 24, and at an age when other youths in their age group focus on careers, these nine youth took to crime for lucrative and easy money. Into the habit of leading a life…
Four arrested for faking accident and extorting money
January 27, 2020Cash, two bikes, four mobile phones, all worth Rs. 1.78 lakh, seized Srirangapatna: Srirangapatna Town Police have arrested four persons who had extorted money and valuables from a mini tipper vehicle driver on Jan. 22 after faking an accident and have recovered cash besides seizing two bikes and four cell phones, all worth about Rs.1.78…
When Bovines jump across Flames
January 16, 2020Kichchu haisuvudu, Laksha Deepotsava mark Makara Sankranti Mysuru: Makara Sankranti was celebrated in various parts of the Indian subcontinent yesterday which marked the shift of the Sun into ever-lengthening days. The festival is a seasonal observance as well as a religious celebration. It is a solar event making it one of the few Hindu festivals…
Fight over petty reasons: Lovers jump into pond
December 30, 2019Srirangapatna: A fight over a petty issue has led to lovers jumping into a water pond in a bid to commit suicide resulting in the 26-year-old youth getting drowned and his lover being saved by the public at Palahalli yesterday. The deceased youth is Arjun. Arjun and the 19-year-old girl were from Palahalli. Arjun, a…
Man in live-in together relationship murdered
December 24, 2019Srirangapatna: A man, who was in a live-in together relationship with a woman, has been stabbed to death by two persons at Manti village in the taluk last evening. The deceased is Uday (30), a cook and a native of Hura village in Nanjangud taluk. He was in a live-in together relationship with a woman,…
Migratory birds enliven Ranganathittu
December 20, 2019This year’s winter outing delayed by climatic changes By Vinay Karekura Winter has set in and different varieties of birds have slowly started arriving at the famed Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district, for breeding. The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is one of the most popular tourist spots in the State and is rated…
Safety mesh installed around sight-seeing boats
December 20, 2019Mysuru: To ensure the safety of tourists who go on boat trips to see the migratory birds at the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, the Forest Department has fixed iron mesh around the boats. The mesh has been fixed around four boats and gradually, all the boats will have this safety feature. Generally tourists on boats touch…
Boy attending nature’s call run over by goods vehicle
December 6, 2019Srirangapatna: A three-year-old boy, who was attending nature’s call opposite to his house, was run over by a goods vehicle when the driver was moving the vehicle in reverse direction at Bannahalli village coming under Arakere Police limits in the taluk this morning. The boy succumbed to injuries at Mandya Institute of Medical Science (MIMS)…
Wayward son kills mom: Accused arrested, three Cops suspended
December 5, 2019Srirangapatna: A wayward son, who had stabbed his mother to death for advising him on his birthday, has been arrested by Srirangapatna Rural Police and Mandya Superintendent of Police has suspended three Police personnel including the Sub-Inspector (SI) on charges of dereliction of duty in the case. While the arrested is 23-year-old Prajwal, the suspended…
Fake Accident, Real Robbery
November 27, 2019Criminals target cars on Kodagu-Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, Yelwal bypass road, between Srirangapatna and Mandya Mysuru/Mysore: There seems to be a new modus-operandi being employed by robbers and fraudsters — to fake an accident, waylay unsuspecting motorists, mostly lone drivers and tell them that their vehicle has hit them and they need to be taken to a…
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