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Bengaluru : A 25-year-old migrant worker from Bihar has been arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly posting an AI-generated video falsely showing a bomb explosion at Vidhana Soudha, which houses the Karnataka government’s administrative offices. The arrested person, identified as Ali, is a native of Araria district in Bihar . He had reportedly been employed as a daily-wage pipe fitter in Bengaluru for the past few months. Police said the video appeared on an Instagram account named ‘jnx_king_h_g’ on the morning of October 20. The footage began with visuals of the exterior of Vidhana Soudha and the road in front of the building. It subsequently showed what appeared to be a major explosion, created using artificial intelligence technology. The video was allegedly posted with a caption claiming that Vidhana Soudha had been blown up by a bomb. The visuals were fabricated and did not depict an actual explosion, according to the details of the case. T...

Shivamogga: The Dussehra ‘Jamboo Savari’ procession was cut short on Wednesday, October 21, after an elephant carrying the howdah went out of control, triggering panic among spectators. No one, including the mahout, was injured, sources said. The elephant, Somanna, was carrying the silver howdah bearing the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari when it suddenly changed direction and turned back as the procession moved from Shivappa Nayaka Palace in the Kote area of the city. The silver howdah fell to the ground and was damaged, police officials said. The elephant also damaged two cars and three motorcycles as it ran amok, they said. Dasara procession turns to tragedy in Shivamogga. The elephant carrying the Ambari runs amok across the streets damaging buildings and vehicles before coming to a halt as the 650 kilo silver ambari it was carrying falls down. pic.twitter.com/zQlPX4HuOg — Deepak Bopanna (@dpkBopanna) October 21, 2026 Forest department personnel struggle...

Raichur : Sindhanur Rural police have arrested Pampesh, a resident of Huda village in Sindhanur taluk, for allegedly circulating a manipulated photograph of Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on social media. The accused allegedly edited a photograph of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by superimposing Kharge’s face on it and shared the image online, triggering a complaint over the allegedly derogatory content. Ramanna Gonwar approached the Sindhanur Rural police and filed a complaint against Pampesh. Following the complaint, police registered a case and arrested the accused. The investigation is under way. The incident has occurred against the backdrop of an ongoing political dispute over the permission process for RSS route marches planned for Vijayadashami. Kharge, who handles the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and IT-BT portfolios, has insisted that the RSS must follow the prescribed procedure before organising its marches. He has said that merely infor...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has called on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to obtain formal permission for its Vijayadashami route marches by submitting applications in the prescribed format and furnishing all required details. Kharge made the statement in a social media post in which he shared a letter reportedly submitted by RSS workers to a Bengaluru police station regarding a proposed procession. He said that simply informing the police or asking the Home Department to cooperate and make arrangements could not be treated as permission. My dearest Swayamsevaks of the RSS, Hope the Dasara festivities are in full swing! Not to be a wet blanket, but a gentle reminder, merely “informing” or telling the Home Department to “cooperate” or “make necessary arrangements” is not the same as obtaining permission. Please… pic.twitter.com/pHrPjIMEpr — Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) October 20, 2026 Addressing RSS volunteers, the m...

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court has declined to interfere with a culpable homicide charge against a man accused of allowing his 14-year-old son to drive a car that allegedly killed three members of a family. The court stressed that public roads cannot be turned into playgrounds for children and that vehicle steering wheels are not toys to be placed in their hands. Justice M. Nagaprasanna made the observations while considering a petition filed by Nadeem Ur Rahman, the boy’s father. He had challenged the chargesheet filed by the N.R. police and sought to have the charge under Section 304(2) of the Indian Penal Code dropped. Calling the accident heartbreaking, the court said the legal prohibition on minors driving vehicles served an important purpose. It observed that people who allow those who are untrained and legally unqualified to drive cannot claim protection from the consequences of a tragedy arising from such conduct. The court indicated that the allegati...

Shivamogga: Former deputy chief minister of Karnataka K.S. Eshwarappa has sought police protection after alleging that two people threatened to kill him during separate phone calls. He submitted a complaint to Shivamogga SP Nikhil, asking the police to take stringent action and ensure his family’s safety. The alleged incident took place on October 17. Eshwarappa’s complaint names Rizwan Baig, who reportedly called him at 8.49 pm, and Farhan Rashid, who allegedly contacted him at 10.49 pm. According to Eshwarappa, the callers used offensive language and made threats against his life. Speaking to the media, Eshwarappa said he was at a cinema theatre with his family when he received the first call. The caller initially asked whether he was speaking to K.S. Eshwarappa. After confirming his identity, Eshwarappa asked the caller why he was calling, but the conversation allegedly turned abusive. ‘Caller said he was free to lodge police complaint’ He said he ...