Mysuru: 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…
Four school burglars, two-wheeler thief held
September 6, 2024Rs. 20,000 in cash, two vehicles worth Rs. 70,000 and a DVR box recovered Mysuru: The Vijayanagar Police have arrested four burglars involved in thefts from schools and recovered Rs. 20,000 in cash along with a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) box. On Sept. 3, the Police arrested the suspects as they were waiting to commit…
Retired RBI MD’s house burgled
August 27, 2024Thieves decamp with Rs. 50 lakh worth gold jewels from Vijayanagar house; Leave silver untouched Mysore/Mysuru: In a daring burglary at the residence of retired Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Managing Director Ravikumar in Vijayanagar Fourth Stage, thieves made off with gold ornaments worth Rs. 50 lakh and cash of Rs. 25,000 while leaving behind…
Woman cheated of Rs. 7 lakh by FDA on the pretext of getting her daughter a Govt. job
May 30, 2024Case registered against Woman and Child Development Department FDA Mysore/Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have registered a criminal case against the First Division Assistant (FDA) of the Woman and Child Development Department on charges of cheating Gram Panchayat former members of Rs. 7 lakh by promising to get her daughter FDA post in the Department. The accused…
Five arrested for ‘kidnapping’ 40-day-old baby
April 19, 2024Accused had contacted inter-State racketeers Mysore/Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested five persons including a journalist on the charges of kidnapping a 40-day-old baby of a nomadic couple and have rescued the baby within a few hours. Those arrested are journalist Manjunath, a resident of Hootagalli, his (Manjunath) relative Kumar of Pandavapura taluk, Indrakumar of Nagawala,…
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