Mysore/Mysuru: Vidyaranyapuram Police have launched a unique campaign to create awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic. They are now using their patrolling vehicles to carry message of safety. The rear windshield of the three patrolling vehicles belonging to Vidyaranyapuram Police Station are now adorned with Corona Safety posters carrying messages such as ‘Say namaste instead of…
Eight arrested for indulging in cricket betting
October 2, 2020Rs. 9,810 cash, 8 mobile phones, 5 two-wheelers seized Mysore/Mysuru: Vidyaranyapuram Police have arrested eight persons on charges of indulging in IPL Cricket betting by creating WhatsApp group and have seized Rs. 9,810 cash, eight mobile phones and five two-wheelers from them. The arrested are 21-year-old Guruprasad of Hanur in Chamarajanagar, 18-year-old Arun, 23-year-old Gajendra…
Provision store burgled at Vidyaranyapuram
July 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Burglars, who gained entry into a provision store by forcibly opening the rolling shutter of the shop, have decamped with Rs. 10,000 cash from the shop on Wednesday night. The burglary took place at Maruthi Provision Store of B.K. Ganesh located on Sewage Farm Road in Vidyaranyapuram. Ganesh, after closing his business for the…
Vidyaranyapuram Police nab chain-snatcher, solve 7 cases
January 4, 2020Recover seven gold mangalya chains worth about Rs. 9.32 lakh Mysuru/Mysore: Vidyaranyapuram Police have arrested a 39-year-old man on charges of snatching gold mangalya chains in city and have recovered mangalya chains worth Rs. 9.32 lakh besides seizing a scooter used for the crime. The arrested is Syed Ummar of Sathyanagar in city. On Dec….
Man conned of Rs. 30 lakh
November 15, 2019Mysuru: A man alleging that he has been cheated of Rs. 30 lakh by one Lokesh Mourya, has lodged a complaint at Vidyaranyapuram Police Station in city. The victim is S. Mahesh, who was the JD(S) ticket aspirant from T. Narasipur in the last Assembly election, while the accused Lokesh Mourya, who had identified himself…
Chain-snatcher held in city
May 10, 2019Mysuru: Vidyaranyapuram Police, have arrested a chain snatcher yesterday in city and recovered the stolen gold ornaments worth Rs.19,000 from him. The accused has been identified as 25-year-old Mohammed Samiulla, son of Abdul Rahim, and a resident of Nachanahalli Palya on Manandavadi Road in city. Police caught him red handed when he was attempting…
Woman arrested for murdering husband
April 18, 2019Mysuru: Vidyaranyapuram Police have arrested a 28-year-old woman on charges of murdering her husband. While the accused is 28-year-old Vimala, the victim is Venugopal (43), residents of Gundurao Nagar in city. Vimala tried to convince her relatives that her husband had died in sleep on Tuesday night, but the relatives doubted her as she was…
Eight persons arrested for eve-teasing, disturbing peace at public place
March 31, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, K.R. Police and Vidyaranyapuram Police have arrested a total of eight persons on charges of eve-teasing, attempting to assault public and disturbing peace at public place. In the first incident, K.R. Police have arrested four persons for allegedly disturbing peace at public place. On Thursday at about 8 pm, two groups…
Boy goes missing from city
September 4, 2018Mysuru: A 11-year-old boy has gone missing from Vidyaranyapuram Police limits in city. The missing boy is identified as Santosh Kumar. According to the complaint lodged by his father Ramesh with the Police, he (Ramesh) along with his wife and three children had gone to Adishakti Temple in Chamarajanagar on Sept.1 leaving his other two…
Woman held in fake currency notes racket
August 28, 2018Mysuru: Vidyaranyapuram Police have arrested a woman for her involvement in printing and circulating fake currency notes in city. The arrested has been identified as 40-year-old Gowramma, a resident of J.P. Nagar in city. Gowramma, who purchased clothes from a roadside vendor near the library in Vidyaranyapuram, gave the vendor fake note which the vendor…
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