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Shivamogga: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly tied to a tree and brutally “assaulted” by her neighbour following an argument over garbage disposal in front of her house, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on the morning of June 24 in Gautampura village but came to light only after a video of the assault went viral on social media, sparking widespread outrage, they added. The elderly woman, Huchamma, confronted her neighbour, Prema, for dumping garbage in front of her house, leading to a heated argument during which she allegedly made remarks about the latter’s “character”. Enraged, Prema, with the help of two male relatives, allegedly dragged the elderly woman out of her house, tied her to a tree, and “assaulted” her, a senior police officer said. “A case was registered at Anandapura police station the very next day, as soon as the matter came to our notice. Prema, who is also a relative of the septuagenarian, has been arrested,” police added. Get the latest updates i...

Bengaluru: Members of the Bike Taxi Welfare Association staged a hunger protest on Sunday, demanding to lift the ban on bike taxis in Karnataka and calling for an inclusive policy framework. They have also written an open letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. According to the association, protests were held in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya, Davangere, and Ramanagara, with several bike taxi riders participating. App-based bike taxi services were suspended across Karnataka on June 16 after the Karnataka High Court refused to stay an earlier order suspending such operations unless the state government notifies relevant guidelines under the Motor Vehicles Act. Also Read HC directive prompts Karnataka police to clamp down on bike taxis A division bench of the High Court, on June 13, had declined to stay the April 2 order given by a single judge, which directed bike taxi operators to stop services within six weeks. This deadline was later extended to June 15. “Sir, we, who ride through...

Bengaluru: Referring to the June 4 stampede incident which claimed 11 lives in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that he has never seen such a delayed response to the horrific incident in his entire political career. He made the statement during a progress review meeting of the police department held at the office of the Director General and Inspector General of Police with senior police officials present here. “I have been an MLA since 1983 and have served as the Chief Minister as well. Never in my political experience have I seen such a delayed response to the stampede incident as the one that occurred recently in Bengaluru,” he remarked. Also Read Shivakumar condemns BJP protest on Bengaluru stampede “What is the purpose of the Intelligence Department if it cannot provide timely, comprehensive information? Because of this failure, 11 people lost their lives,” Siddaramaiah asked. “Yet, we were not provided with the correct information. Isn’t thi...

Bengaluru: An incident of robbery has been reported from the Vidyaranyapura police station limits in Bengaluru, where a gang of six assailants attacked a businessman with a knife and robbed him of Rs 2 crore in cash. The incident occurred on June 25 but has come to light recently. Police have detained two suspects in connection with the case and are currently questioning them. Sriharsha V., a 33-year-old businessman from Kengeri New Town, has filed a police complaint regarding the matter. Also Read Two men attacked by group in Bengaluru, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ According to the FIR, Sriharsha ran a private company and was planning to start a cold-pressed oil industry. He had raised Rs 2 crore for the investment through his savings and loans from friends. As the machinery required for the industry was available in Germany, he intended to convert the cash into USDT (a cryptocurrency). To facilitate this, he approached his friends for help. One of them introduced him to an...

Two Muslim men, Waseem, 35, and Zameer, were allegedly attacked by a group of 7 to 8 in an open plot near AJBJ Grounds in Bengaluru on Sunday, June 22. Zameer, a mechanic, stopped his vehicle to relieve himself near the ground between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm, when the assailing group approached him. “They suddenly came up to us and started asking why we were there. Then they began abusing and beating us,” Zameer stated in his police complaint, reported TNM . He added that they were beaten with a stick and forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram.” Luckily, Zameer was able to run away, but his friend Waseem, also a mechanic, was not as fortunate. “They hit him with a stick. When he shouted ‘Allah’ in pain, they got angry and told him to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’,” Zameer alleged. The Sampigehalli police station has registered an FIR and are investigating the case. Zameer, who is still rattled by the incident, “This was a horrifying experience. We were just minding our own business.” He hopes the cops c...

Bengaluru : The Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths on Tuesday were conducting simultaneous raids on at least 10 locations in eight districts, targeting the residences, properties, and offices of nine officials, including a police inspector. The raids are being carried out in Bengaluru, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Gadag, Dharwad, Vijayapura, Bagalkot and Kalaburagi districts. The operations, which began early in the morning, are currently underway. An official statement from the Lokayukta is awaited. According to Lokayukta officials, a raid was conducted in Kalaburagi at the residences of the Executive Engineer (EE) and the Project Development Officer (PDO) of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) department. The raid specifically targeted the residence and office of the Executive Engineer of the Kalaburagi PRI division, who is scheduled to retire in four days. His properties in both Bengaluru and Kalaburagi are being searched, according to sources. Also Read Karnataka: 16 r...

Bengaluru : Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde has been booked for allegedly assaulting a family, including an elderly woman, and using communal slurs in Karnataka, police said on Tuesday. The Deputy Superintendent of Police has questioned Hegde. According to police sources, Hegde responded by stating that the incident occurred after the complainant’s car touched his vehicle while overtaking. Hegde claimed that although he was present in the vehicle, he did not assault the complainant or his family. Also Read Karnataka: ED attaches Rs 1.80 cr in double compensation scam case The FIR has been registered against Hegde by the Dobbaspet police under Sections 117(2) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 74 (assault or criminal force against a woman), 351(3) (criminal intimidation), and 352(3)(5) (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act. The incident reportedly occurr...