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Mysore/Mysuru: Lokayukta Police personnel raided the house and office of Public Works Department (PWD) Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Revanna Kumar this morning. Following the complaint of possessing assets disproportionate to known sources of income, Lokayukta sleuths attached to Mysuru district, simultaneously raided Revanna Kumar's office at Tilak Nagar in the city and his house in Mandya. T.J. Udesh, Superintendent of Police (SP), Lokayukta Mysuru division, who confirmed the raid, however refused to divulge further details, as the inspection of documents was underway at both the locations.
New Delhi: A person active on social media was attacked by a group of people in Delhi after he shared a post online. The incident took place in the Tilak Nagar area of West Delhi. A video of the attack was widely shared on different social media platforms. In one of the clips, a man named Deepak Sharma can be seen lying on the road while being hit, according to a police officer who spoke to PTI. Deepak Sharma said there had been some problems between him and the other group for several days. In his statement to the Delhi Police, Sharma also said that Pradeep Dhaka and his friends, who were be ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A social activist and petitioner against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Snehamayi Krishna on Wednesday complained to the Superintendent of Police Lokayukta Mysuru alleging that he was offered huge money through his son Vivek by persons claiming to be close to B.M. Parvathi, wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, to retreat from his complaint against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family members over plot distribution irregularities by Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in Mysuru city. It may be recalled here that Snehamayi Krishna is one among three petitioners to Governor ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A special court for Lokayukta cases in the city on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail petition filed by IPS officer Srinath Mahadev Joshi, the former superintendent of police with lokayukta, after his name cropped up in a case, pertaining to blackmail and extortion of govt officials. Joshi was relieved from the lokayukta post on June 12. On June 15, lokayukta police visited his house and affixed a notice on the door, directing Joshi to appear for interrogation in a corruption-related case on June 16.Soon, Joshi approached the special court, seeking anticipatory bail. Similarly, J ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Taking note of the fact that IPS officer Srinath Mahadev Joshi was sent back home after interrogation by Lokayukta police, who have also not indicated the necessity of his custodial interrogation, at this stage, the Special Court for Lokayukta cases on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail petition filed by Joshi as devoid of merits. Judge KM Radhakrishna passed the order rejecting Joshi's petition after hearing the arguments of both parties. Joshi, former Superintendent of Police, Lokayukta, filed the anticipatory bail petition in connection with his alleged nexus with dismissed h ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 29-year-old Nigerian national was arrested from west Delhi's Tilak Nagar for allegedly duping more than 100 women from across India by posing as a UK-based Korean businessman on a language exchange app, police said on Monday. Stephane, alias K Cee Dominic, was picked up from his rented accommodation, they said. Explaining his modus operandi, police said Dominic used an app, which helps users practise languages by chatting with native speakers around the world, to target single women and gain their trust. He would then claim to be stranded at immigration with large-value cheques ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is exploring the possibility of hosting India for a white-ball series in early August, taking advantage of a rare opening in both nations' schedules. Final discussions are expected to take place this week on the sidelines of the ICC meetings in Singapore. This follows after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, between Bangladesh and India in August 2025 to September 2026. Security concerns due to the state o ...Read More >
The 29-year-old man named Stephane, alias K Cee Dominic, was arrested from his rented accommodation, news agency PTI reported, citing police officials. Police officials said that the man used an app which helps users practise language skills by chatting with native speakers around the world. From this app, he used to target single women and gain their trust. He would then claim to be stranded at immigration with large-value cheques or documents pending clearance. Meanwhile, his associates would ...Read More >
Srinagar: Searches are being carried out by Jammu and Kashmir Police's counter-intelligence wing at multiple locations in the Valley in connection with a terror case, officials said. The searches by Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) are underway at 10 locations across four districts of the Kashmir Valley, the officials said. Searches are being conducted to locate terrorist sleeper cells and recruitment modules. The CIK searches are being conducted in six locations in Ganderbal, two in Budgam, and one each in Pulwama and Srinagar, they said. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Leaders of the 24 party I.N.D.I.A. bloc met virtually on Saturday to finalise their strategy for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins on Monday. They agreed to focus on eight priority issues, while reserving the option to raise additional local concerns as they arise. Among the key issues identified are Pahalgam terror attack and the Centre's response, Operation Sindoor and US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered an India Pakistan cease fire ("five jets were shot down"), foreign policy questions, including India's position on the Gaza conflict, Special Intensi ...Read More >
BENGALURU: In a major reshuffle in the police department, 35 IPS officers were transferred on Monday. As proposed earlier, Bengaluru has got three new divisions (Law & Order) -- Electronics City, South West and North West Divisions. Uttara Kannada SP Narayana M has been appointed as DCP, Electronics City, while Anita Bhimappa Haddannavar and Nagesh DL have been posted as DCPs of South West and North West Divisions, respectively. DCPs of eight other divisions in Bengaluru city have also been changed. Besides, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Bengaluru, MN Anucheth has been posted as DI ...Read More >
Karwar: Two persons were caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh on Wednesday. According to Lokayukta police, Ganapati Naik, former president and sitting member of Sirsi City Municipal Council (CMC), and RM Vernekar, revenue officer of Sirsi CMC, were arrested.According to Karwar Lokayukta SP Kumarachandra, the duo were caught red-handed while accepting Rs 3 lakh from Ramesh Hegde. The SP said there was a land dispute between the CMC and Ramesh Hegde, and the municipal council issued a n ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): A case of double murder has been reported from the Tilak Nagar area of West Delhi, where two friends died following a knife attack late Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred in the Khyala B Block locality. Preliminary investigation suggests that a quarrel broke out between two friends, during which one allegedly attacked the other with a knife. Both individuals, identified as Sandeep and Arif, succumbed to their injuries on the spot. The officials from the Khyala and Tilak Nagar police rushed to the scene as soon as they received the info ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Lokayukta, special establishment police, unearthed an additional Rs 1.65 crore worth of assets on Thursday during its ongoing investigation into the raids conducted at the properties of retired excise officer Dharmendra Bhadoria. On Wednesday, the Lokayukta team carried out simultaneous raids at multiple locations linked to Bhadoria in Indore, and at one property each in Gwalior and Ujjain, uncovering assets worth approximately Rs 18.59 crore, indicating a disproportionate income of 829.66%. Under the supervision of superintendent of police (Lokayukta) Rajesh Sah ...Read More >
Bengaluru: In a major reshuffle, the govt Tuesday transferred 35 IPS officers, including Bengaluru traffic police chief MN Anucheth. IPS officer Karthik Reddy was appointed joint commissioner of police (traffic), Bengaluru city. Anucheth was posted as deputy inspector general of police (DIGP, recruitment). Some of the officers transferred and their new postings are: Chandragupta (IGP, north-eastern range, Kalaburagi); Ajay Hilori (joint commissioner of police, CCB, Bengaluru city); Ida Martin Marbaniang (DIGP, administration, Bengaluru police headquarters); Vartika Katiyar (DIGP, Ballari range ...Read More >
The Karnataka government transferred 35 IPS officers, replacing heads of the Bengaluru crime branch and the traffic police department, on July 14. Karthik Reddy replaces M.N. Anucheth as Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bengaluru. Mr. Anucheth has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Recruitment. Ajay Hilori, Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police and Joint Commissioner of Pol ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers is difficult, we will crack this case." The incident comes a day after Priyank revealed he has been r ...Read More >