Pramesh Jain

The NIA officials on Saturday conducted searches at two locations in Bengaluru City, Karnataka at the premises of a suspect,involved in making fake ID proof documents for the Bangladeshi traffickers and the trafficked victims.

The case was originally registered at Ramamurthy Nagar Police against 13 accused persons after a raid conducted at a rented house where 7 Bangladeshi women and one child were rescued from the custody of human traffickers.

The women were trafficked from Bangladesh to India by accused persons on the pretext of providing jobs in India but were forced into prostitution.

NIA had re-registered the case  under section  370,(human trafficking),343,(wrongful confinement),of IPC,also under Foreigners Act and Immoral Traffic(Prevention) Act.

During the searches various incriminating documents,six digital devices including hard disks and mobile phones used for making the forged documents were seized.Further investigation in the case continues

Pramesh Jain

The Railway Protection Force of Bengaluru and Mysuru division busted railway E- ticket racket and caught two touts involved in unauthorized procuring and selling of Railway e- tickets.  

The officials recovered 18 live tickets of worth Rs.18,950 and electronic devices of valued Rs. 35,000 from him.

On enquiry he confessed that he was charging extra commission besides the Railway proscribed rates.

In this connection a case has been registered against him at Baiyyappanahalli,Further enquiry in this case is in progress.

In a similar incident the Railway Protection Force of Mysuru division nabbed one tout named Rakshith N and recovered  live e-tickets of worth Rs.203 and electronic devices of valued Rs.13,703 were seized from him.

On enquiry he confessed the offence that he was supplying and procuring of Railway e-tickets unauthorizedly. In this connection a case has been registered against him at Mysuru.Further enquiry in this case is in progress a senior RPF officer said.

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A 40-year-old rowdy sheeter was hacked to death by a group of people including women from his neighbourhood in Devara Jeevanahalli (DJ Halli) over a fight over trivial row on Saturday .

The deceased has been identified as Mazhar Khan,a resident of Dr Ambedkar Nagar of DJ Halli.

Senior officer told media persons,Mazhar was beaten black and blue and stabbed multiple times with lethal weapons after he had a fight with a woman in his neighbourhood and hurled verbal abuses at her.

The DJ Halli police soon after the incident detained a few suspects including a woman involved in the murder.The police also formed special team to nab others involved in the murder and presently on the run,said an investigating officer.

Mazhar was a rowdy sheeter of DJ Halli police station having multiple cases pending against him.

On Saturday at around 8 am,Mazhar went to a shop run by a woman in the neighbourhood in which he had a Heated argument ensued when Mazhar abused her for delaying to give the goods he had asked for .

As  Mazhar abused her,people gathered to witness the drama.Humiliated by this she informed her family members about the incident who in a fit of rage confronted Mazhar and after a heated argument stabbed him repeatedly and thrown his body in the road before fleeing the spot.

A case has been registered in DJ Halli police station and further investigation is on.

Pramesh Jain

Officials of National Investigation agency on Saturday Conducted Searches at Multiple Locations at the houses of accused persons involved in DJ Halli and KG Halli Police Station Attack Cases .

According to the officials simultaneous searches conducted at seven persons house who were charge sheeted by the NIA and are presently on the run. 

During the searches various incriminating documents and electronic devices were seized from the premises of absconding accused persons.

The NIA is probing the two cases originally registered in DJ Halli and KG Halli Police Stations pertaining to the attack on police station by armed mob on August last year.

The mob protesting against the alleged derogatory social media (Facebook) post about Prophet Mohammed by Naveen,had turned violent and targeted the Police Stations.

The mob had attacked the Police Personnel and also burnt police vehicles and damaged Government and private properties in and around the two Police Stations. 

The NIA had re-registered the cases and filed chargesheet against 109 and 138 accused persons.Further investigation continues.

BENGALURU: Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday assured citizens of Afghanistan staying in Karnataka that the State Government will ensure their safety and take up the issue of their visa extension with the Centre as the visas of many of them will expire in the coming days.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event on Wednesday, Jnanendra said there are 339 Afghan nationals in Karnataka, of which 192 are students. “It has come to my notice that they are all worried about their future after the Taliban took over their country. On humanitarian grounds, the state will extend all possible support and protection to them,” he said.

Some of the Afghan nationals had expressed concerns over their visas expiring soon. “As the Union Government decides on extension of visas, I will take up the matter with the Chief Minister and the Centre,” he said.

Meanwhile, the State Government has appointed a senior IPS officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police to coordinate with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for the evacuation of Karnataka residents stranded in Afghanistan. 

In a notification issued on Wednesday, the government stated that ADGP-CID Umesh Kumar, has been appointed nodal officer to coordinate with the Centre for the safe evacuation of people from Karnataka stranded in Afghanistan, as there is turmoil in that country.

“The Centre has already set up a helpline to bring back Indians stranded in Afghanistan. To coordinate with the Centre on bringing back Kannadigas safely from Afghanistan, ADGP Umesh Kumar has been appointed nodal officer,” the notification stated, adding that a control room has been established in this regard. Information may be sent to the following numbers and email – 080-22094498, 080- 22942628,9480800187, afghan_kar@ksp.gov.in, and also be furnished directly to the MEA.

Details of informant name, contact number, address, relationship, name of persons staying in Af ghani s t an, their present location, occupation/ purpose of visit, passport details, and date of arrival in Afghanistan will have to be furnished.

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Bengaluru : Fashion Guru Prasad Bidappa today inaugurated the International Institute of Gemology, Bengaluru.

Jewellery is an intrinsic part of Indian Life and we wear them religiously. Every aspiring fashion designer should learn about Gems, Diamonds and Jewellery Design.

The institute in Richmond Town offers courses in Gems, Diamonds & Jewellery Design.. Mr Chetan Kumar Mehta, CEO, Laxmi Diamonds has taken the initiative to start this institute along with Mr Rahul Desai, MD, IIG, Mumbai.  Mr. Ravi Kumar, President, Jewellers Association of Bangalore was also present.

Kindly find the Press Release and Photos attached.

We request you to kindly publish the same in your esteemed publication.

Bengaluru: Karnataka registered 1,431 fresh coronavirus cases taking its overall tally to 29,29,464 while 21 deaths took the toll to 36,979, the health department said on Sunday.

Also, Karnataka completed 4 crore COVID tests in the state on Sunday since the outbreak of the pandemic.

There were 22,497 active cases in the state while the recovery of 1,611 patients took the total recovery to 28,69,962.

Dakshina Kannada district, which borders Kerala, remained the number one COVID-19 hotspot. The district reported 311 infections and four fatalities, the highest among all the districts on Sunday.

Bengaluru urban district was the second major COVID hotspot with 305 fresh infections and three deaths.

The Karnataka capital has so far reported 12,32,902 infections and 15,937 deaths. There were 8,166 active cases.

Other districts too reported COVID-19 cases including 177 Udupi, 87 in Hassan, 83 in Mysuru, 82 in Kodagu, 64 in Uttara Kannada and 51 in Tumakuru.

According to the media bulletin, there were fatalities in 11 districts including Bengaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Kolar, Mandya and Mysuru.

Yadgir district recorded zero infections and zero fatalities. There were zero fatalities in 20 districts in Karnataka.

The department said in its bulletin that 1,52,767 COVID tests were conducted on Sunday including 1,23,150 RT-PCR tests and other methods.

With this, Karnataka has so far performed 4.09 crore COVID-19 tests in the state, it said.

There were 1,12,199 inoculations done on Sunday taking the total vaccination to 3.46 crore.

The positivity rate for the day was 0.93 per cent and case fatality rate was 1.46 per cent, the department added.