Cash, gold worth Rs. 42 lakh looted from Vijayanagar house Mysuru: In a brazen and one of the biggest daylight heists this year, burglars targeted a house in Vijayanagar’s 3rd Stage, making off with a staggering Rs. 34.67 lakh in cash and 89 grams of gold jewellery worth approximately Rs. 8 lakh. The incident occurred…
Two burglars arrested: 500 grams gold worth about Rs. 40 lakh recovered
March 21, 2025Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested two burglars involved in two burglary cases in their limits and have recovered 500 grams gold ornaments worth Rs. 40 lakh. The accused are identified as 48-year-old Venkatesh and 37-year-old Ravi, both residents of Jayanagar in Bengaluru. On Mar. 6, Vijayanagar Police had registered a house breaking for theft case,…
Debt Burden: 3 of a family end lives
February 18, 2025Mysuru: Just hours after four members of a family were found dead in their Vishweshwaranagar apartment due to severe financial distress yesterday, Mysuru woke up to yet another tragedy today — where three members of a family ended their lives over financial troubles. In just two days, seven people have died due to similar reasons…
Former GP President booked for grabbing land by faking son’s signature
January 19, 2025Mysuru: Belawadi Gram Panchayat former President Belavadi Shivamurthy has been booked by the Vijayanagar Police on charges of grabbing landed properties by forging the signature of his late son. Following a complaint by Shivamurthy’s daughter-in-Law K.S.Sneha, the Vijayanagar Police have registered an FIR against five persons — Belavadi Shivamurthy, his daughters Padmini and Kavitha, his…
Tahsildar writes to Vijayanagar Cops to stop illegal construction
January 1, 2025Mysuru: In a move aimed at reclaiming encroached Government land, the Mysuru Tahsildar has written a letter to Vijayanagar Police asking them to stop illegal construction being carried out on a Government plot in Hebbal. Tahsildar Mahesh has written the letter to Police on Dec. 30, 2024 as the efforts of Revenue Inspector and his…
Chief Railway Ticket Inspector held for cheating competitive exam aspirants
December 31, 2024Bengaluru: The Vijayanagar Police of Bengaluru have busted a fake Government job racket, with the arrest of a South- Western Railway Chief Train Ticket Inspector on charges of cheating competitive exam aspirants to the tune of lakhs of rupees. The arrested has been identified as 49-year-old Govindaraj, who worked in South Western Railway Office at…
Three women among seven held for stealing copper wires
December 17, 2024Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested seven persons including three women on charges of stealing copper wires and have recovered copper wire coils worth Rs. 11 lakh from them. Those arrested are Madhu, Srinivas and Habibulla of Ramanagar, Parvathi from Mandya, Adilakshmi from Mysuru, A. Shekar from Adishakthipura in Ramanagara and Kempamma. The Police have recovered…
Four arrested for stealing electric motors from factory at Hebbal
December 16, 2024Stolen items worth Rs. 10 lakh recovered Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested four persons on charges of stealing electric motors from a factory in Hebbal and have recovered the stolen items besides seizing two goods vehicles, all worth Rs. 10 lakh from them. Those arrested are 52-year-old Salim Pasha alias Ladda Kaleem of Goripalya, 36-year-old…
Private firm employee allegedly gang-raped at city hotel
November 5, 2024Mysuru: A girl, alleging that two youths had gang-raped her on the pretext of partying at a city hotel on Saturday night, has lodged a complaint with Vijayanagar Police on Sunday evening. The incident is said to have taken place at a hotel on the Outer Ring Road coming under Vijayanagar Police limits and the…
Bakery gutted due to short circuit
September 9, 2024Mysuru: A bakery was gutted in a fire reportedly caused by short circuit in city yesterday midnight. The fire took place at Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Bakery on Hootagalli Water Tank Road and bakery items, furniture and other items worth about Rs. 15 lakh have been destroyed. Fire was noticed in the bakery belonging to Swamy…
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