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Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have directed all officers and personnel to strictly comply with traffic regulations after repeated complaints from the public over police personnel themselves violating road safety rules while enforcing the law. Traffic and Road Safety Wing Deputy Inspector General of Police Prabhushankar issued a statewide circular on Saturday, August 1, instructing all police units to ensure strict adherence to traffic norms by officers and staff, both on and off duty, while driving official or private vehicles. The circular notes that police personnel are responsible for enforcing traffic laws, maintaining road discipline and taking action against violators. However, several instances have surfaced where police officers were found riding without helmets, using mobile phones while driving, triple-riding on two-wheelers, parking vehicles in no-parking zones, driving on the wrong side of one-way roads and failing to wear seat belts while driving cars. Such vi...

Bengaluru : Karnataka Police have achieved the highest recovery rate of stolen mobile phones in the country among the five states with the largest number of mobile theft cases, highlighting the effectiveness of technology-based policing through the Centre’s CEIR portal. Mobile phone theft has become one of the most common crimes across India, with thousands of complaints lodged every day. Although many victims assume their phones are lost permanently, Karnataka has demonstrated that a large number of stolen devices can be successfully traced and returned to their owners. Official statistics show that 5,72,972 mobile theft cases have been reported in Karnataka. Using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), police have recovered 1,55,940 handsets, translating into a recovery rate of 47.48 per cent, the highest among the leading states. The CEIR portal tracks stolen phones using their unique IMEI numbers. Once a complaint is registered, any attempt to use the...

Mysuru: Mysuru is fully prepared for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Saturday, August 1, during which he will inaugurate the newly built Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre, popularly known as the Viveka Memorial, at the Ramakrishna Ashrama. The memorial has been established to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s historic stay in Mysuru in 1892 and to inspire youth through his teachings and ideals. According to the official itinerary, the Prime Minister will land at Mandakalli Airport at 2.55 pm and proceed by helicopter to the Oval Grounds. From there, he will travel by road to the Ramakrishna Ashrama, where he will unveil the memorial and address a gathering. He will also visit the Ramakrishna Ashrama school before leaving for New Delhi in the evening. Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will reach Mysuru earlier in the day. Before attending the Prime Minister’s programme, he will visit Chamundi Hills to offer prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari. Later...

Bengaluru: A Bengaluru woman has alleged that a delivery executive repeatedly tried to gain entry into her house despite being refused several times, leaving her frightened and prompting her to raise the issue on social media while urging the delivery platform to strengthen customer safety measures. Her subsequent post shared that the quick-commerce company has terminated the services of the executive. In a video posted on Instagram, the woman narrated the sequence of events, claiming the delivery executive arrived at her residence with an order before requesting a bottle of drinking water. She said she gave him a bottle and even asked him to keep it. According to the woman, the delivery executive later returned after finishing the water and asked for another bottle. She alleged that he then repeatedly requested permission to enter her house for a few minutes. The woman said she firmly declined every request and instead suggested that he could remain outside the premis...

Bengaluru : The Karnataka police have filed an FIR in connection with the alleged assault on a student who had participated in the recent protests against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) paper leaks. The 19-year-old student from Punjab was allegedly assaulted by four unidentified men near BEL Circle in Jalahalli late on Thursday night, police said on Friday, July 31. The All India Students’ Association (AISA) has alleged the involvement of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the incident. The victim has been identified as Aman Deep Singh, who sustained serious injuries to his leg in the attack and is currently undergoing treatment. According to the FIR filed by the Jalahalli police, Aman Deep was returning after dinner and was walking from the BEL Circle service road towards MES Road when the incident occurred. Four men wearing masks allegedly arrived on two motorcycles, intercepted him, and confirmed his identity before attacking him. ...

Shivamogga: The Shivamogga District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed HDB Financial Services to return a JCB machine to a borrower after holding that the finance company had illegally repossessed the vehicle without issuing prior notice, in violation of RBI guidelines and judicial directions. According to the commission, complainant Manjappa K of Bennur village in Sorab taluk had availed a loan of Rs 31.67 lakh from HDB Financial Services to purchase the JCB. He was required to pay a monthly instalment of Rs 71,500 and had been making regular repayments. However, due to heavy rains and repair work on the machine, he defaulted on three instalments. The finance company allegedly repossessed the JCB on August 6, 2025, without serving any prior notice or following due legal procedure. The complainant later offered to pay ₹1 lakh and requested the return of the vehicle, but the company allegedly insisted on repayment of the entire outstanding loan amount. Agg...

Ballari: A man allegedly murdered his wife and their seven-month-old daughter by attacking them with a hammer at their residence in the Andral area of Ballari city on the night of Thursday, July 31, before fleeing the scene, police said. The victims have been identified as Rajeshwari and her infant daughter, Ashwini. The accused, Honnuru Swamy, is absconding, and police have launched a search operation to trace him. According to preliminary investigations, the couple had been experiencing frequent domestic disputes over the past several days. Police suspect that an argument on Thursday night escalated into violence, following which the accused allegedly attacked his wife and daughter with a hammer, killing them on the spot. Neighbours alerted the police after learning about the incident. Personnel from the APMC police station rushed to the house, secured the scene and began an investigation. The bodies were shifted to a government hospital for post-mortem examinatio...

Bengaluru : Jalahalli police have arrested two men for allegedly scattering nails on a busy road to deliberately puncture two-wheelers and cars, forcing stranded motorists to use their puncture repair shop. According to the police, the accused operated a puncture repair shop along the MES Ring Road in Jalahalli. During interrogation, they allegedly admitted to throwing large quantities of nails across the roadway to increase business at their shop. After vehicles developed flat tyres, the duo would appear at the spot and offer puncture repair services to unsuspecting motorists. The racket came to light after Bengaluru Traffic Police received repeated complaints from commuters about an unusually high number of tyre punctures along the stretch. Acting on the complaints, officials inspected the road and found a large number of nails scattered across the carriageway. ಅವರು ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಚೆಲ್ಲುತ್ತಾ ಸಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯದ ಸುಳಿವು ನಮ್ಮ ಸಿಸಿಟಿವಿ ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸೆರೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ​...

Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh has received 25 per cent less rainfall than normal so far this monsoon, raising concerns about soil moisture and sowing conditions in parts of the state’s rain-fed agricultural belt. However, the weather department forecast a revival of monsoon activity in early August. According to the recent data released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the state recorded 258.6 mm of cumulative rainfall between June 1 and July 29 against the normal 342.8 mm, leaving an overall seasonal deficit of 25 per cent. The rainfall deficiency has been far more pronounced in East Uttar Pradesh , which received 252.8 mm rainfall against the normal 370.4 mm, a deficit of 32 per cent. Several districts have reported rainfall shortages of more than 50 per cent, including Bhadohi, Deoria, Jaunpur, Kanpur Dehat, Kaushambi, Kushinagar, Rae Bareli, Sant Kabir Nagar and Sitapur, indicating a prolonged dry spell over large parts of the region. West Uttar...

Bengaluru: A 28-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after coming under a moving train in Bengaluru, with police recovering his severed head nearly a day after his headless body was found. The deceased has been identified as Vishwanath, a native of Andhra Pradesh. Railway police had initially recovered only the headless body on Tuesday, July 28, and registered a case of unnatural death (UDR). The circumstances surrounding the incident became clear only after the missing head was traced on Wednesday, July 29. According to police, the impact of the train separated the victim’s head from the body. Stray dogs are suspected to have dragged the severed head nearly 400 metres from the accident site. Residents spotted the remains in an open area and immediately alerted the police. Spoke to girlfriend moment before jumping Varthur police reached the spot, conducted a preliminary inspection, and are expected to hand over the recovered head to the Railway Police for fu...

Bengaluru : The City Crime Branch (CCB) Women’s Wing raided a rave party being held at a private villa in citys upscale IPS Layout on Tuesday night and arrested three organisers for allegedly conducting the event in violation of the law. Police also seized banned hookah products, e-cigarettes and liquor during the operation, while several women present at the party were rescued. The arrested have been identified as Dikshit, Vedant Pandit and Shankar. Acting on a tip-off, the CCB team raided a villa identified as C-9 in the 6th Sector of HSR Layout’s IPS Layout, where the party was allegedly being organised under the banner of “Rave Key Hospitality Service.” According to investigators, the organisers had rented the villa for ₹20,000 to host the late-night event. Invitations were reportedly circulated through the Amigos mobile application, targeting young men and women. Entry fees were allegedly fixed at ₹1,099 for men and ₹499 for women. Police sa...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday closed a Public Interest Litigation seeking an extension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that the Election Commission is best placed to deal with issues arising during the revision process and that similar questions are already pending before the Supreme Court. The PIL was filed by noted writer Devanur Mahadeva, historian Ramachandra Guha, retired Major General S.G. Vombatkere and writer Sabiha Bhoomigowda. Their counsel, senior advocate Vikram Huilgol, contended that deficiencies in the implementation of the revision exercise, including inadequate training of Booth Level Officers and ineffective voter facilitation centres, could result in nearly 70 lakh eligible voters being excluded from the electoral rolls. Representing the Election Commission, advocate Sharath Dodwad assured the court that the Commission would review the situation and extend the revision period if necessary. He further clar...

Bengaluru: Bengaluru police have arrested a 42-year-old fruit vendor accused of sexually harassing a woman waiting for a cab. The accused, Vijay Raghav from NRI Layout, was arrested by the Ramamurthy Nagar police following a video that went viral on social media, triggering widespread outrage. A man on a scooter sexually harassed a woman waiting for a cab in Ramamurthy Nagar, Bengaluru by asking, "What's your rate?" She recorded the incident. The accused identified as Vijay Ragav was soon arrested by police. pic.twitter.com/VHyyZlJS1X — Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) July 28, 2026 The woman was waiting for a cab after finishing work when Raghav approached her and asked, “What is your rate?” and offered money. She managed to record a portion of the encounter on her mobile phone and uploaded the video on social media, recounting the harassment and urging authorities to take immediate action against the accused. She also stressed that such...

Bengaluru : A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman while she was waiting for her cab by the roadside here, police said on Tuesday, July 28. The accused has been identified as Vijay Ragav (42), a fruit vendor and a resident of NRI Layout in Ramamurthy Nagar, they said. An FIR has been registered in connection with the incident, police said, adding that his two-wheeler has also been seized. The matter came to light after the woman shared her ordeal on Instagram on July 27, alleging that a scooter rider approached her, made inappropriate remarks and offered her money in exchange for sexual favours, police said. According to police, the woman was waiting for a cab in Ramamurthy Nagar when the accused allegedly targeted her with obscene language. The victim confronted the man and began recording his behaviour on her mobile phone. When she warned him that she would contact the police, he eventually left. She later posted the video of the ac...

Bengaluru: The registration of an FIR against a young woman for allegedly displaying posters supporting 2020 northeast Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam during a NEET protest at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park has snowballed into a political controversy, with the BJP demanding stringent action while Congress leaders have called for a fair investigation before drawing conclusions. Hon. President of BJP Karnataka, It has been nearly six years. Why hasn’t Umar Khalid’s trial started yet? Why haven’t charges even been framed? Why is the Modi Sarkar incapable of conducting a trial? What is stopping your government from putting him on trial? Also, who are… https://t.co/oyFZQQVfBR — Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) July 25, 2026 The case was registered by the Upparpet Police based on a complaint filed by a woman police officer deployed on security duty during the protest. Police invoked provisions relating to acts allegedly intended to provoke ...

New Delhi: The Centre has stated that Karnataka is not legally required to obtain Tamil Nadu’s consent for the proposed Mekedatu project, clarifying that the Supreme Court’s 2018 Cauvery verdict does not prescribe such a condition. The clarification was given by Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha to a question raised by Tamil Nadu MP Anbumani Ramadoss. The minister said the February 2018 Supreme Court judgment on the Cauvery water-sharing dispute does not mention that Karnataka must seek approval from Tamil Nadu, Kerala or Puducherry before constructing any structure across the Cauvery River. Ramadoss had asked whether Karnataka had obtained the consent of the downstream states for the Mekedatu project and sought details of the proposal’s status before the Central Government. The Centre’s response assumes significance as Tamil Nadu has repeatedly opposed the project, arguing that it...

Bengaluru: A 35-year-old man died after allegedly jumping onto the tracks in front of a Namma Metro train at Huskur Metro Station on the RV Road–Bommasandra Yellow Line on Monday evening, disrupting services on a section of the newly opened corridor. According to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), the incident occurred at around 5.50 pm. Metro officials said the man suddenly jumped onto the tracks as a train was entering the station. Station staff immediately switched off the traction power and rushed to rescue him. However, he was trapped beneath the train and was declared dead at the scene. The identity of the deceased had not been established at the time of filing this report. Senior BMRCL officials and Hebbagodi police rushed to the station and launched an investigation. The body was later extricated from beneath the train by metro personnel and police before being shifted to the mortuary at St. John’s Medical College Hospital for post-mortem examin...

Tumakuru : Tension gripped Tumakuru after a history-sheeter was hacked to death by an armed gang in a brazen attack on a public road near Belagumba on the night of Sunday, July 26. The deceased has been identified as Malla alias Veeranna (42), a resident of Belagumba and a rowdy-sheeter with the Tumakuru Rural Police. Police said four to five unidentified assailants armed with lethal weapons attacked Malla around 8.30 pm in front of Garuda Cafe, close to his residence. The attackers repeatedly assaulted him, leaving him with grievous injuries before escaping from the spot. He succumbed to his injuries on the spot. The murder created panic among residents, with local people gathering at the scene before police arrived. Officers cordoned off the area and began collecting evidence. Investigators are examining CCTV footage and questioning witnesses to identify the attackers. Preliminary investigations suggest that the murder could be linked to previous criminal rivalries. ...

Bagalkot : A powerful explosion destroyed a Mahindra XUV300 parked outside a wine shop in Hipparagi village of Jamkhandi taluk, Bagalkot district, on the night of Saturday, July 25, sending shockwaves through the locality and prompting a detailed police investigation into the cause of the incident. The SUV, registered in the name of M.G. Thoragal, had reportedly been parked outside the bar by wine shop manager Hanumanth Sangond at around 4.30 pm. Hours later, just as employees were preparing to close the establishment, a loud explosion shattered the vehicle. The blast completely wrecked the SUV, with vehicle parts flying in different directions. The impact damaged the outer wall of the wine shop and caused beer and soft drink bottles stored inside to fall and break. Residents rushed out of their houses after hearing the explosion, while a thick cloud of dust engulfed the area. Firefighters reached the spot promptly and brought the fire under control. Officers from the ...

Kolar : A 36-year-old woman and her two children were found dead on Saturday, July 25, after allegedly jumping into a farm pond near Chatrakodihalli village in Kolar district. Police suspect financial hardship coupled with family disputes may have driven the family to take the extreme step. The deceased have been identified as Prameela (36), wife of Suresh, her daughter Swapna (22), and son Charan (18), residents of Beglibenajenahalli village. Their deaths have left the village in shock and mourning. According to preliminary police investigations, the family had been facing financial difficulties for some time. Frequent disagreements over debts and monetary issues had reportedly created tension within the household. Investigators suspect that Prameela, distressed over the situation, left home with her two children before the three were found dead in the agricultural pond. On receiving information, personnel from the Kolar Rural Police Station rushed to the spot, recove...