Archives for June 2021

Pramesh Jain

The National Investigation (NIA) on Friday said that it has arrested Jahiruddin SK aka Jahir, an absconding FICN racketeer in connection with the seizure of counterfeit currency of face value of Rs 6.84 lakh from Bengaluru.

The accused,S K Jahiruddin alias Jahir’,a resident of Par Sujapur village of Murshidabad in West Bengal,was arrested after remaining on the run for the past three years,a spokesperson of the agency said in a release.

He has been produced before the court of the chief judicial magistrate of Malda for seeking transit warrant to produce him before the National Investigation Agency (NIA)Special Court in Bengaluru,the agency said.

Jahiurddin was wanted in a case which was originally registered at the Madanayakanahalli police station in Bengaluru on August 7,2018, relating to the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having face value of Rs 6,84,000 in denomination of Rs 2,000 from four people.

The NIA had re-registered the case on September 6,2018,after taking over the investigation from police, the spokesperson said,adding that the NIA had earlier filed three charge sheets against six accused persons.

The spokesperson said the investigation has revealed that Jahiruddin is a close aide of arrested Abdul Kadir and Sabiruddin who had procured FICN from their associates in Bangladesh and supplied the same to their other associates in India for circulation in various parts of the country.Further investigation in the case continues,the NIA said.

This was the second arrest of absconding FICN racketeers from West Bengal within six days.

On June 20,the NIA had arrested Sariful Islam alias Sarifulla,a resident of Babupura-Baishnabnagar in Malda district of West Bengal,who was also wanted in a separate case related to FICN circulation in the country.

Islam was carrying a reward of Rs.50,000 on his head and he was wanted in a case which was initially registered on March 12, 2018,at the Chikkodi police station in Karnataka following the arrest of two FICN racketeers and seizure of FICN of face value of Rs 82,000.

The NIA had re-registered the case after taking over the investigation on April 14, 2018 while the special NIA court Bengaluru had earlier convicted five accused persons in the case for their role in procurement and circulation of FICN and sentenced them to imprisonment for six years.

Pramesh Jain

The Anti-Narcotics wing of Central Crime Branch sleuths on Wednesday busted an inter-state drug racket and arrested five persons including two software engineers and a law student from a reputed college in the city.

The police also recovered synthetic drugs , Hashish oil and marijuana worth Rs 30 lakh from the Paying guest accomodation where they were staying.

The accused (names withheld as per the new guidelines)told the police they along with three others source the drugs through dark net from Himachal Pradesh.

Senior officer told reporters,Our ACP Anti-Narcotics Wing,KC Gautham received a credible information that some people are indulged in drug peddling activities and are operating from a PG near Bydarahalli.

Acting on a tip off,a team led by ACP,KC Goutham and team raided Prasiddhi PG accomodation situated near East west college in Byadarahalli police station limits and arrested five persons for holding drugs in their possession.

The team conducted a search at the PG and found Rs 30 Lakhs worth of Ecstacy,Charas & LSD were seized from them.

During interrogation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that they sourced the drugs from dark net through international courier and peddled drugs to their clients through dunzo after getting the payment through google pay.

The seized drugs include 300 MDMA ecstasy pills,150 LSD strips,250 Hashish and one kilograms of Marijuana from them altogether value of Rs.30 Lakhs seized.

A detailed investigation by the team the accused spilled the beans and it was found they would stay in Himachal Pradesh from there they would source the drugs to avoid undue attention.

The accused would trade the drugs with bitcoins and get the consignment through international courier .

After getting the consignment the accused would get the drugs into the city and peddle it through dunzo.

The accused would pack the drugs in the package material of a reputed online company (Amazon),so that the police would not doubt the parcel.

Further investigations revealed the accused worked as local peddlers and two among them working in a city based IT companies have distributed free drugs initially to get the employees to get addicted to it.

This is the strategy adopted by the accused to add more customers,a senior police officer said . 

A law student is also one among the peddlers studying in a reputed college in the city and selling drugs to his classmates and friends using the same modus operandi,the police said .

The CCB have booked the accused under NDPS Act and IT Act and efforts are on to track down remaining three accused who are on the run.

Yet another DARKWEB procured drug haul seized by CCB Anti Narcotics wing.. Rs 30 Lakhs worth of Ecstacy, Charas & LSD seized..5 accused arrested..disguised as home delivery staff to deliver to customers..further investigation on..@CPBlr @BlrCityPolice ,Sandeep Patil,Joint CP Crime,said in a tweet.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil,DCP Crime-2,BS Angadi,ACP,KC Gautham Kumar,PI,Virupakshaswamy,and crime staff as,Shannur Ranamale,Shivappa K,Srinivas,Vinay,Srinivas and other staff has been appreciated for successfully nabbing all the five accused and busted the racket and for the exemplary work done by them a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Pramesh Jain

The JP Nagar police arrested a 45-year-old construction labourer and his second wife,35 for  torturing his three children including two boys and a girl aged six,four and three years at their house in KSRTC layout in JP Nagar on Monday .

The accused was on the run soon after neighbours rushed to the rescue of the children and alerted the police .

A special team with technical inputs arrested the accused Tamil Selvan and his second wife Satya on Tuesday.

Senior officer told reporters,the  children belong to the first wife Anjali,who died two months ago.

After the death of Anjali Selvan moved in with second wife Satya along with three children and stayed in a rented house .

Satya would complain about the children when he returns from work and enraged Selvan torture them on the pretext of discipline.

He would slash the children’s legs with a hex blade and brand their body with a hot ladle. 

Ranjith Kumar,one of the residents and social worker by profession,told police that on Monday around 8.30 pm,he and other residents heard children crying.

They rushed to the children’s house to find a six-year old boy was profusely bleeding in his leg.

His father was holding a hex blade and he threw it soon after seeing his neighbours.The boy also had burn injuries on his legs and on his shoulders.The other two children were hiding under the cot. 

The residents found multiple cuts on the four-year-old boy and similar injuries on the girl’s body.

The father and step mother managed to escape from the house when the residents were busy attending to the children.

The children told the neighbours and police that their step mother used to complain against them soon after their father returned from work.

They both used to beat them with blades and burn on their bodies.The children were made to sleep in a corner of the room which is around three feet.  

The children were rushed to a private hospital and then have been shifted to Victoria hospital where they are recovering from the injuries.

The JP Nagar police registered a case under various section of the JJ Act and under section 307 ( attempt to murder) and the children are being treated at the Victoria hospital and will be handed over to the Child welfare committee for further action,a police officer said .

BENGALURU: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanded that the State government waive power bills of the hospitality sector, including hotels, resorts and lodges, which are facing a crisis. In a letter to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, he said owners are not able to pay rents.

Owners of big and small hotels are burdened with bank loan repayment. At least 20,000 hotel workers have lost their jobs during this pandemic, their families are in dire straits, and children are unable to continue their education, he said.

The government had announced a special package during the first wave, but half the beneficiaries did not get any money, and not many are getting benefits in the second package either, he said. Karnataka has given the least aid to people in distress, he added. 

He also sought Rs 10,000 for all BPL families and demanded that the government direct banks to postpone loan repayment.

VIJAYAPURA: In a suspected case of honour killing, a Muslim family bludgeoned their daughter and a Dalit youth to death in Vijayapura district as they were in love against their wishes, a police official said.

Four people including the girl’s father and her brother have been arrested while one person is absconding,

According to information received, the incident happened on Tuesday in Saladahalli village in Devara Hipparagi Taluk of Vijayapura when 19-year old Basavaraju and the 16- year old Davalabi who were in love were attacked.

The Muslim family had warned the youth against the love affair but he did not heed.

On Tuesday afternoon, the couple was in the field when Davalabi’s father and brother reached the spot along with three others and attacked the boy and the girl with stones and sticks and fled the place after killing them, police said.

Soon after receiving information, police personnel reached the spot and sent the bodies for autopsy.

While two were arrested on Wednesday, two others were caught on Thursday, police said.

BENGALURU: In the next phase of unlock from June 21, it is likely that public transport will be allowed to operate with 50 per cent seating capacity. Also, night curfew will continue. However, a final decision will be taken by the government, said Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Friday.

Speaking to the media, he said there are many inquiries and requests pouring in regarding opening of many commercial activities and services. But, in the light of the Covid-19 situation, every aspect is being analysed and discussions are being held keeping the safety of people in mind. It is, however, likely that public transport may resume with some restrictions, he hinted.

On the preparations for the possible Covid-19 third wave, Gupta said all steps taken during the second wave will be further intensified and implemented much ahead —like setting up Covid Care Centres, physical traigingcentres, vaccination drive and provision for oxygen facilities. The government is also in talks with corporate firms to set up more Intensive Care Units (ICUs) s a shortage was cited in the second wave, Gaurav Gupta  noted. Night curfew will continue and only some activities will be allowed, he added.

To a question on when the third wave can be expected, he said, “There is no date or time. It will strike when people let their guard down and not wear masks, be part of public gatherings (and not follow COVID protocol). So it is up to citizens that cases do not rise again. The weekend curfew as announced by the government will be strictly implemented.”