Reasons: Alleged negligence, dereliction of duty, fabrication of documents, f iling false charge-sheet and botched investigation Mysore/Mysuru: In a major fallout from the sensational ‘dead’ wife found alive case that drew national attention, three Police officers — Kushalnagar Circle Inspector B.G. Prakash, Yelwal Sub-Inspector Mahesh Kumar and Jayapura Sub-Inspector Prakash Yattinamani — have been suspended…
Mysuru: In the latest development in the ‘dead wife found alive’ case, Suresh — who was previously accused of murdering his wife Mallige but later acquitted by the 5th Additional District and Sessions Court after she was found alive with her paramour in a Madikeri hotel — has moved the High Court of Karnataka challenging…
Mother missing, father jailed for ‘murder’, yet she triumphs with 84.96 percent in SSLC exam Mysuru: For two long years, the small tribal household in Basavanahalli, Kushalnagar taluk, lived under a dark cloud of stigma, uncertainty and survival. Suresh, a daily-wage earner and father of two, had been jailed for allegedly murdering his wife, Mallige….
After going through such immense pain, it’s hard to feel joy again: Victim Suresh Mysuru: Advocate Pandu Poojari, who represented Suresh, expressed dissatisfaction with the compensation awarded and the limited scope of accountability. “We welcome the acquittal, but the trauma Suresh underwent cannot be compensated by just Rs. 1 lakh. We will appeal to the…
Dead body eaten by animals, but clothes intact —victim’s advocate flags major flaw in Police theory Mysuru: The case of the ‘dead’ wife found alive is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing legal dramas in recent times, with fresh revelations emerging each day. The murder was pinned on Suresh after the skeletal…
Mysuru: City Advocate Pandu Pujari, representing Suresh — the man accused of murdering his wife Mallige, who was later found alive with her paramour Ganesh after five years — while making submissions, raised a crucial point concerning UDR No. 33/2020. As per the Bettadapura Police report, the body recovered from the scene was in a…
Mysuru: Members of Bhrashtachara Nirmoolana Samiti staged a protest in front of the SP’s Office in city yesterday, demanding the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) and arrest of the former Circle Police Inspector (CPI) of Periyapatna, the Investigation Officer, and the Kushalnagar Police Inspector. The demand relates to a case in which a…
Leo Tolstoy’s merchant story, told by my class teacher, illustrates the very sad true story of a villager we are all reading in news today… By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Over the past three days, we are all reading in the papers, a very sad and gut-wrenching story of how a miserably poor and…
Mysuru: City Advocate Pandu Pujari was approached by Gandhi, father of accused Suresh, who was in jail as an undertrial after being charged for murdering his wife Mallige. The family, including his mother-in-law, convinced the advocate about Suresh’s innocence and requested him to take up the case. Advocate Pujari, who obliged, was able to bring…
Mysuru: “I was tortured and beaten by the Police and forced to confess to murdering my now alive wife,” said Suresh, the husband, who is facing a trial for murdering his wife Mallige, who was found very much alive on Apr. 1, 2025 with her alleged paramour Ganesh after five years of having been missing…
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