Archives for 2021

Pramesh Jain

A day after the arrest of seven accused involved in gruesome murder of a financier near Banashankari metro station last Friday,the Jayanagar police opened fire at two of the accused who tried to escape after attacking the police during spot Mazhar and recovering weapon used in crime in Turahalli forest area on Tuesday.

The two injured accused are Mahesh and Naveen who tried to escape after attacking the PSI,Chandan Kale and ASI,Laxmanachar to evade arrest.

The accused hacked Madan N,44, to death in broad daylight and their entire act was recorded in one of the CCTV  which eventually led to  their arrest.

Senior officer told reporters,Earlier the accused dressed as advocates tried to surrender before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate  Court on Monday,but their request was turned down due to technical issues. 

Meanwhile the police who were tracking their movements till the court hall premises took them into custody soon after the accused came out of the court premises.

Among the seven accused,Mahesh (28) and Naveen (23) were escorted to turahalli forest area in Talaghattapura area to recover the murder weapons.

On reaching the spot,the accused attacked PSI, Chandan Kale and ASI, Laxmanachar, both attached to Jayanagar police station in a bid to escape.

ACP of Jayanagar Sub-Division,Srinivas and Jayanagar Police Inspector,Sudarshan warned the duo to surrender and later opened fire .

Naveen sustained injuries on his right leg while Mahesh on his left leg.Both were rushed to a hospital,and are out of danger he added.

DCP South,Harish Pandey told media persons, The two accused mahesh and Naveen were taken for mahazar for recovery of murder weapons near nagagowdanapalya in Uttarahalli hobli.

There the accused attacked PSI,Chandan Kale and ASI Laxmanachar and pushing them tried to escape.

Despite warning shots,they continued to escape. PI,sudarshan and Acp Jayanagar, Srinivas then had to fire aiming at their legs.

Naveen got injuries on right leg and mahesh on left leg. Both were bound down and were sent to  hospital by ambulance during which time they were given first aid.Both are out of danger

Meanwhile,the police have continued the questioning of five to ascertain the details about the murder case.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant,Addl CP East,S Murugan has appreciated DCP South,Harish Pandey,ACP,Jayanagar Sub-Division,Srinivas,PI,Sudarshan,PSI,Chandan Kale,ASI,Laxmanachar and other staff who has risked their life in nabbing the notorious dreaded accused for the exemplary and commendable job done by the brave police officers team will be given suitable reward for cracking the Murder case he added.

BENGALURU: With Unlock 3.0 kicking in from Monday, more restrictions have been eased and normal life resumed in the state as shops, restaurants, malls, private offices and religious places opened up.

To meet passenger demand and learning from Unlock 2.0 experience, the BMTC rolled out 4,500 buses on Monday to cater to passengers and 2,000 buses were stationed at depots on Sunday night itself. According to records, last week 13 lakh people travelled in BMTC bus and this week they are expecting 15 lakh passengers. The buses will run from 5 am to 9 pm with all precautionary measures. Based on demand, services will be increased, the corporation said.

The KSRTC also resumed its inter-district and inter-state services adhering to all Covid-1 norms. By 8.30 pm, it had run 4,500 schedules. Operations to Goa will start from Tuesday while operations to Telangana and Andhara Pradesh have already started. . 

Many commercial and business establishments were open till 9 pm and restaurants saw a good crowd with dine-in being allowed. Bars have also been allowed to open from Monday, but not pubs, theatres and cinema halls. Swimming pools, sports complexes and stadia have been permitted to open for training and practice purposes. 

While night curfew will continue between 9 pm and 5 am, the weekend curfew has been lifted. 
Though many people in urban areas preferred to remain indoors, villagers, mainly farmers thronged the markets in large numbers to purchase essentials for agricultural activities. Basanagouda Patil, a farmer from Sarwad village in Vijayapura district, pointed that, “The monsoon has arrived and there have already been a few good spells of rain. 

Agricultural activities, mainly sowing, has picked up and hence, I came to Vijayapura city to purchase seeds and other materials.

”At the Tumakuru market, the prices of vegetables dropped with more produce arriving from neighbouring districts such as Chikkaballapur and Hassan.

Places of worship including the Sharanabasaveshwara temple and Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah in Kalaburagi, the Dattatreya temple in Deval Ganagapur, Chandralamba temple at Sannati, Bhagamma temple at Ghattarga in Kalaburagi district, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala and Kukke Subrahmanya temples in Dakshina Kannada district opened to devotees for darshan with Covid-19 norms in place. The Unlock 3.0 guidelines will be in force up to 6 am on July 19 and all social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious functions, other gatherings and large congregations, will continue to be prohibited till then.

PROHIBITORY ORDERS IN B’LURU TILL JULY 19
Bengaluru: Following the easing of restrictions, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant on Monday issued prohibitory orders under Section 144(1) of the CrPC which will be in effect till midnight on July 19. Accordingly, assembly of more than four persons in public places, except for the purposes which are exempted by the state government, is prohibited.Though the number of Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru city has come down substantially, it is considered appropriate to impose certain restrictions to prevent any spurt of fresh cases, the order stated.

Mask discipline must, insists Palike chief
Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Monday said the rise and fall in cases depends on how people follow mask discipline. Speaking to the media he said, some relaxations have been given as the number of cases have come down, and curbs can be eased even further if people follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.

“It all depends on mask compliance and vaccination along with social distancing being followed. Then, there will be complete unlock,” he said. He pointed that citizens should not let their guard down and special marshals committees and the police will be keeping a check. All those violating norms will be dealt with sternly.

On the issue of vaccination, Gupta said, so far 50 per cent of the adult population in Bengaluru has taken the first dose. The number can be increased to even 80-85 per cent, provided there is sufficient stock available.  

All facilities and infrastructure are in place to ramp up the vaccination drive, but it depends upon availability of doses. Further decisions on increasing vaccination coverage and who to vaccinate will be decided by the government based on the suggestions of the experts, he said.

BAGALKOT: A 58-year-old man died after reportedly after his two-wheeler was hit by deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi’s eldest son’s car in the late evening on Monday.

According to sources, “DCM Savadi’s eldest son Chidananda Savadi and eleven others were returning to Athani via Vijayapura in two cars. The accident happened when the quinquagenarian was heading back to home from his farmland in his two-wheeler and was hit by a speeding car. Chidanand was in the same car that hit the bike rider,” claimed sources.

The rider suffered severe injuries to his head and was rushed to a private hospital, however, he failed to respond to the treatment and succumbed within an hour of being admitted to the hospital, said sources.

A case has been registered at the Hunagund Police Station and police have seized the car. However, no one has been taken into custody.  

Relatives of the deceased accused the police department that, “the cops have registered a case against driver Hanumanth Singh instead of DCM’s son Chidanand. He was also allowed to travel without any inquiry about the accident.” Eyewitness also alleged that Chidanand damaged his vehicle number plate and tried to flee from the spot, however, the people didn’t allow him to escape until police arrived.

Speaking to reporters, Chidanand said that, “I agree that the car that hit the rider belongs to me but it was driven by my driver. I was with my friends in another car, which was 30 kms ahead from my car. As soon as I was alerted to the incident, I rushed to the spot and helped the 58-year-old man to shift to hospital. I have neither threatened any person nor made an attempt to escape from the accident spot. On humanitarian grounds I will also help the deceased family,” said Chidanand.

Pramesh Jain

The Special squad of Kengeri sub division police on Monday busted one more Inter-state drug racket and caught two persons transporting 110 kgs of marijuana into the city from VIshakhapatnam.

Senior officer,told reporters,as war on drugs a special operation is being conducted in across city in which based on the instructions by senior officers a special Anti-Narcotics drugs squad team has been set up in each division to curb the drug abuse in the city.

The Kengeri Sub-Division Special Squad team headed by ACP,UD Krishna Kumar received a credible information that a SUV carrying huge quantity of drugs will pass from nagarbhavi area.

Based on  specific inputs,a team of police led by ACP,UD Krishnakumar intercepted a SUV near Nagarabhavi BDA complex and found Narcotics stuffed in gunny bags and were dumped at the backseats of the SUV based on which the team arrested both of them.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and we have recovered the narcotics stuffed in gunny bags.The total value of the seized Marijuna estimated to be around Rs 50 lakh,the officer said .

Initial probe revealed that the accused Appanna and Subramani are drug peddlers in and around Bengaluru.

The accused earlier used to get the consignment from their contacts in Andhra Pradesh but due to the lock down and increasing patrolling, the supply was affected.

Unable to get the consignments from their regular links,the duo approached the sellers in VIsakhapatnam and got the consignment by road .

However the police received credible information that the accused had gone to Andhra Pradesh to get the supply and returned to the city in an SUV.

Meanwhile the Govnidapura police arrested two African nationals and recovered 55 grams of cocaine worth Rs 4.7 lakh from them.

The accused ( name and identity withheld ) were caught red handed while they were waiting for their customers to deliver the drugs.

The police found that the duo did not have travel documents with them and were staying illegally a case under NDPS and Foreigners Act has been registered and further investigation is on he added.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP,UD Krishna Kumar PIS,as,Lohit Gowda,Prakash,and their whole special squad team who has done a good piece of investigation and nabbed the notorious drug peddlers including Nigerian National and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added

Pramesh Jain

In an effort to improve the overall efficiency and improve prosecution rates in cyber crime cases, the State Police chief, Praveen Sood on Saturday issued a circular directing the investigating officers (IO) to take extreme care while handling digital evidence.

This is to ensure integrity and authenticity while taking the cases to their logical end,

According to the State Police chief,Mr.Praveen Sood,Instead of relying on private players,Mr. Sood asked the IOs to use the support and guidance of staff from Cybercrime,Economic Offence and Narcotics (CEN),Station or the staff of Cyber Forensic units of CID, or the State Forensic Science Lab for the professional touch and care.

While releasing a set of standard operation procedures (SOPs)and guidelines,Mr.Sood stated that the purpose is to provide police and prosecution systematic guidance to help them understand the technical and legal issues that may arise while handling electronic evidence at the crime scene investigations.

Investigation of any criminal case involves identification,collection and preservation of evidence to support the theory taken by the IO.

However,in the wake of significant rise in gathering electronic evidence including desktops, laptops,mobile phones,handheld devices and DVRs and CDRs,the IOs have to exercise special care while handling procedural,technical and digital aspects,the circular added.

Admissibility of digital evidence in the court heavily depends upon how it was handled and taken into possession,Mr.Sood reiterated.

According to a senior officer, there are two important factors while visiting any cyber crime scene. This includes quick recovery of evidence for preservation, and secondly containing the area to gather more details.

Quick recovery is important as the evidence is volatile and fragile.Mishandling the evidence leads to destruction of evidence permanently and losing the case eventually.

As per statistics,the conviction rate in cyber crime cases in the state are low, and a leading cause for dismissal of cases is the way the evidence is handled.

Pramesh Jain

Fire and emergency service personnel rescued a  farmer,who entered a pipeline to connect a water pipe to his land,was stuck inside the pipeline for over two hours at singribovidoddi village in Ramanagar on Sunday.

The farmer Govindaraju Rajanna owned a piece of land located on both sides of the bypass road constructed as part of the ongoing works of Expressway between Bengaluru and Mysuru.

Senior officials said,water linking pipelines were laid on Rajanna’s land.To get a water connection to his land from the pipeline,Rajanna had entered the pipeline at around 11 am and crawled about 200 feet.

As a heap of mud had blocked the pipeline, he tried to pass through it but got stuck inside.His son Venugopal,who was monitoring this from outside sensed danger,when there was no movement and called fire control room for help.

The rescue team with police officials rushed to the spot and managed to contact Rajanna to ascertain his exact location.

He was finding it difficult to breathe and the arrangement was made to supply oxygen into the pipeline.

It was not possible for our men to enter the pipeline to pull him out.It was decided to break open the pipeline.An earthmover vehicle was brought to the spot and it dug up the ground and broke the pipeline,enabling us to get close to Rajanna.

The officials removed the heap of mud and rescued Rajanna within one and a half hours of the operation.

The entire village camped at the spot to witness the rescue operations and cheered when Rajanna was pulled out.

Minutes after the rescue he told people that he had gone to install a water pipe through the pipeline to his land and got stuck in the mud inside.I shouted and able to tell my son what happened and that helped me to get rescued,he said.