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Congress groomed me not to sit at home: Shivakumar

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K’taka police announce Rs 5 lakh reward for Bidar ATM guard, Afzalgunj shooters

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Bengaluru : Karnataka Police have released the images of the two bike-borne robbers who shot dead an ATM cash van guard in Bidar shot dead a travel agent in Hyderabad’s Afzalgunj. Karnataka Police also announced a Rs 5 lakh cash reward for any information regarding the accused duo. The Karnataka Police said Aman Kumar, a resident of Fathehpur Phulwaria of Vaishali district in Bihar and Alok Kumar aka Ashutosh aka Ambani, a resident of Mahisour near Janadhaha in Vaishali district of Bihar were wanted in connection with the heist and murder case. Bidar Police have announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for any person providing information leading to the arrest of Aman Kumar and Alok Kumar. The police have assured that the names of the informants will be kept secret. The police have requested to provide the information to the following contact numbers. DIGP Kalaburagi ( +919480800030 ), SP Bidar ( 9480803401 ) and DSP Bidar ( +919480803420 ). Also Read Hyderabad police launch manh...
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Infosys lays off hundreds after failing internal assessments in Mysuru

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