Mysore/Mysuru: A gang of unidentified men broke open an ATM machine belonging to HDFC Bank at Hootagalli Industrial Area after Thursday midnight. They made away with Rs. 12.86 lakh cash while no security guard had been deployed at the kiosk, the Police said. Interestingly, the miscreants used a gas-cutter to break the machine and escaped…
As chain-snatching incidents rise, BJP leader takes to public address system to alert public
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the city witnessing a rise in chain-snatching incidents after a brief lull during the COVID-19 induced lockdown, L.R. Mahadevaswamy, a BJP leader and a former Mysuru Taluk Panchayat member, has chosen to create awareness among the people through a public address system fitted atop a vehicle, in all areas coming under Vijayanagar Police…
Hotelier among three booked in Mysuru for lockdown violation
April 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In what could be termed as measures at strict enforcement of lockdown, the city Police have booked three persons including a hotelier for allegedly violating lockdown rules. Though there are rules permitting only parcel service from hotels and a ban on table service, this hotelier reportedly flouted rules, said a press release from the…
Miscreants steal laptop and burgle house in city
October 14, 2019Mysuru: In separate cases, Police have registered cases pertaining to theft of a laptop, house burglary and chit fund fraud at various Police limits in city. In the first case, a laptop of Linomo Think has been stolen from his room at Railway Layout in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage on Oct.10. Linomo, on Oct.10 afternoon, had…
Shoot-out case: CID to submit report to Government soon
May 30, 2019Mysuru: A team from Crime Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the shoot-out incident which took place at Hebbal Ring Road junction on May 16 morning, will be submitting its report to the Government soon. The then Inspector of Vijayanagar Police Station B.G. Kumar had shot Sukhwinder Singh of Punjab allegedly for being involved in…
Burglars have a field day, thanks to election season
April 13, 2019Mysuru: It seems that burglars are on a field day as many Policemen and their officers are either busy in election duty or providing security to the VVIPs who are coming to Mysuru to address election rallies. Because, just two or three days after the palatial house of a doctor was burgled in Vijayanagar where…
Crorepati doctor’s house burgled in Mysuru
April 12, 2019Five kg gold, Rs. 11 lakh cash, 30 imported watches looted Thieves leave 10 kg silver in locker untouched Family switches off CCTV cameras before leaving house Mysuru: At a time when Lok Sabha election is raising enough heat and dust and being the talk of the town, here comes the news of a major…
Bicycle thief nabbed: 19 bicycles of various companies’ worth about Rs.2 lakh recovered
February 5, 2019Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police, on Feb.3, have arrested a person near Surya Bakery in Hebbal on charges of stealing bicycles and have recovered 19 bicycles of various companies worth about Rs.2 lakh from him. The arrested is 30-year-old Venkatesh, a native of Hassan district who is staying at an old house near Surya Bakery in Hebbal…
Head Constable dies in hospital
September 28, 2018Mysuru: A Head Constable attached to Vijayanagar Police Station in city who was admitted to a Hospital after he collapsed while on duty near Hinkal, passed away at the Hospital last morning after failing to respond to the treatment. The deceased is M. Guruswamy, a native of Hullenahalli village, Bilikere hobli in Hunsur taluk. He…
Guns and Roses: Love triangle leads to shootout at Vijayanagar
July 14, 2018Mysuru: High drama was witnessed at Vijayanagar Police Station this morning where the Police were probing a shootout incident that took place last night at Vijayanagar Fourth Stage. A person had fired five rounds from his revolver at a cab driver. Both the accused and the cab driver were being interrogated as their supporters had…
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