Mysuru: A Policeman from Vijayanagar Police Station has been deployed near the ward in Apollo BGS Hospital since Friday morning where techie Prajwal has been admitted. The Police are guarding the ward 24×7. Prajwal had killed his wife Savitha (38) and daughter Sinchana (10) on May 23 before attempting suicide at his house in Vijayanagar…
Girl commits suicide
May 24, 2018Mysuru: A 19-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging self at her residence after she allegedly fought with her lover last night. The deceased girl has been identified as Dhanya, a resident of Belavadi here. It is learnt that Dhanya was in love with one Been, a resident of Metagalli and Dhanya’s parents asked her to…
Tipper thieves arrested
April 17, 2018Vehicle worth Rs.3 lakh recovered Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police on Apr. 12, have arrested two persons on charges of stealing a tipper vehicle from Hinkal village near here on Apr.12 and have recovered the tipper worth about Rs.3 lakh from them. The arrested have been identified as 40-year-old Manjunath of Vinayaka Nagar at Thithimathi, Virajpet taluk…
Case registered against wine shop owner
April 15, 2018Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have registered a case against a wine shop owner for selling liquor by violating rules and regulations. The person against whom the case has been registered has been identified as the owner of Manikanta Wines on Koorgalli-Belavadi Main Road here. Following complaints from the public, that loose liquor was being sold in…
Nephew arrested in security guard murder case
February 26, 2018Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police, yesterday arrested the accused in the murder of Security Guard Puttamadappa alias Madashetty (60) on Feb. 23 night in Railway Layout here. Ironically, the accused identified as 45-year-old Raju, is the son of Puttamadappa’s brother. It is learnt that victim Puttamadappa, a resident of Kumbarakoppal and Raju were indulged in a property…
Tanzanian arrested for over-staying
January 13, 2018Mysuru: The Vijayanagar Police have arrested a Tanzanian who was illegally staying in the city even after the expiry of his Visa. The Tanzanian Aidan Emilian Riwa was staying in Vinayaka Nagar extension in Vijayanagar Fourth Stage. He had come to the city on a student Visa and it had expired on July 9, 2014….
Operation Decoy: Two vanity bag snatchers arrested
January 11, 2018Rs. 1.7 lakh worth gold ornaments, bike and mobile phones recovered Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police, with the help of women staff and following instructions from City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, who conducted ‘Operation Decoy’ near Vidyavardhaka College on Jan.8, have nabbed two vanity bag snatchers and have recovered gold ornaments and two mobile phones…
House Thefts on Gowri-Ganesha fest
August 27, 2017Mysuru: House burglars had a field day during Gowri-Ganesha festivals that were celebrated in city two days back. They took advantage of locked houses and decamped with cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. Police said that in all, five houses were burgled in different parts of the city and in one case, thieves ransacked…
Man sentenced to life for killing woman
August 19, 2017Mysuru: A city Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment besides imposing Rs. 5,000 penalty on him for killing a woman who was said to be having an affair with him. Revanna, 45, is the one who has been sentenced. Devamma (35), a construction worker, is the deceased. After deserting her husband, Devamma lived…
Gambling: 9 arrested, Rs. 1.07 lakh cash seized
August 9, 2017Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police, acting on a tip off that gambling was going on at an empty space in SRS Layout here, raided the place and arrested nine persons indulged in gambling besides seizing Rs. 1.07 lakh cash from them. A case has been registered at Vijayanagar Police Station in this regard.
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