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.”

Pramesh Jain

The Economic Offence Wing of the Central Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested a 39-year-old man  running a multi crore crypto currency trading and chain link scheme who has cheated over 2,000 investors in the last one year . 

The accused has been identified as,Ranganath DS,who has launched Digitechmark company online last year and hired agents to market on social media and whatsapp groups to lure investors.

Senior officer,told reporters,we received many complaints from gullible people who stated in their complaint a person by name Ranganath DS who introduced himself as director of company and asked us to invest amount in his company and he would pay them in return with interest as profit.

Based on which many customers believing him and his company invested Crores of rupees in his company.

A special team was formed under the leadership of ACP,BR Venugopal and his team as PI,Mallesh Bolletin and team swung into action and with the technical inputs has secured the director of company who was absconding after getting getting investment.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was revealed that the accused claiming to be the director of the company held talks on youtube and zoom meetings offering huge returns for the investment .

He assured people who make investments for Rs 15,000 to get Rs 1 lakh in one year and Rs 25 lakh in five years and returns and share of their investment. 

He said that using their investment,he would trade tron coins through Wazirx (cryptocurrency) claiming that it has the fastest growth in the international market and the investors would fetch good sum of returns .

Depending upon the investment,Ranganath offered huge sum of returns and also additional benefits for the investors if they introduce new investors.

Trusting him thousands of people invested crores of rupees from cities including Bengaluru, Hubli Dharward,Mysuru and Mangaluru.

The accused also issued DTM tokens (his company crypto currency) to the investors as mark of their investment .

A detailed investigation by the team it is found that A 7th drop out from Chikkamagaluru,Ranganath worked as office staff at a finance company for few years to learn the tricks of the trade,before launching his own company and his own crypto currency to cheat people.   

His company is unregistered and he was not paid any taxes or filed IT returns,the CCB officials said.

The accused has been booked under prize chit and money circulation scheme (banning),Act and also under various sections of IT Act along with criminal breach of trust and cheating under IPC.The police have also seized his bank accounts for further investigations.

Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil tweeted,By promising such unrealistic returns on investments, ponzi companies dupe people..CCB arrest one accused who induced thousands of victims assuring these returns.. also commission on getting new members..⁦@CPBlr⁩ ⁦@BlrCityPolice⁩ he tweeted.

Commissioner of Police,Kamal Pant,tweeted,A multi-crore Ponzi scheme with links to #cryptocurrency trading busted!@CCBBangalore has arrested the director of a company accused of cheating more than 2,000 people.The accused operated a website (digitechmark.live) through an unregistered company.

The website promised high returns on investments and collected thousands of crores of rupees.The investors’ money was routed to a bank account from where it was later used to buy and sell #Tron,a cryptocurrency, on an exchange.

A case has been registered in the cyber-crime police station and further investigation is underway he said by tweeting.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil,DCP Crime-2,BS Angadi,ACP,BR Venugopal, PI, Mallesh S Bolletin and his team for the commendable and exemplary work in nabbing the director of company before he would escape and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Pramesh Jain

In view of linking of a 900 mm pipe near Pillappanna Katte Rajakaluve on June 23 and 24, there will be disruption in water supply on these days in the following areas.

The BWSSB said in a release the area which will be affected with the disruption of water supply on 23,24th June is as follows,Nagapura,West of chord road,Mahalakshmi Puram,Manjunath nagar,Shivanagar, Mahaganapathi nagar,Shankar mata,Thimmaiah road,Basaveshwaranagar,HBCS,Shakthi
ganapathinagar,Kamalanagar, Kamakshipalya, Sharada colony,BEML layout.

Vrushabhavathinagar,Sannakki bayalu,Vyalikaval, Karnataka layout,Kirloskar colony,Meenakshinagar,Sir MV 1 to 9th block, BEL 1 and 2nd stage,Balaji layout,Mallathahalli,
Railway layout 2nd Stage,BTS layout,Anjananagar, KEB road,Byadarahalli,Rajeev Gandhinagar, Agrahara dasarahalli,KHB 2nd stage,Papaiah Garden.

Mahalakshmi layout,Saraswatipura,JC nagar,Geleyara Balaga,Kurubarahalli, Subramanyanagar A,E,D Block,Prakashnagar, Rajajinagar 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th 6th and 1st “N” block.

Jai maruthinagar,Kanteeravanagar,Nandini layout, Nanjundeshwaranagar,Srikanteshwaranagar, Shankaranagar,Krishnanandanagar,KHB colony, Goraguntepalya,Cholurapalya,Gopalapura,Mallige thota,Vidyaranyanagar,N.R.garden,Cheluvappa Garden,Gangappa Garden,Shankarappa Garden, Magadi road right side.

Bhuvaneshwarinagar,Parimalanagar,K.P.Agrahara, Rajaninagar 6th block and surrounding places.

Public are requested to co-operate with the board says BWSSB in a official release.

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Two labourers who were returning back after completing the cleaning of Storm water drain for a private company on the way while relieving for Nature call they touched a mesh with a high tension wire both died on the spot.

The deceased has been identified as,Mariyappa,22,and Rangappa,both hailing from Raichur.

Senior officer told reporters,Two youth,who worked as labourers,died of electrocution on Nala Road in Kalasipalya on Monday when they came in contact with a high tension wire.

The victims,Mariyappa,(22)and Rangappa (19) who hailed from Raichur, had completed cleaning a storm water drain for a private company at Mallasandra in T Dasarahalli.

Once they were done with the job,they went to Nala Road to meet some friends.On the way,they stopped to relieve themselves and actually touched a mesh that had come in contact with a high tension wire and died on the spot,said a police officer.

Mariyappa and Rangappa died on the spot.The kalasipalya police have registered a case of death due to negligence against Bescom officials and are probing to ascertain how this happened and further investigation is on he added.

MYSURU: An alarming trend of more children testing positive for Covid-19 over the last 10 days in Mysuru district has come as a shocker to parents who are already reeling under the fear of a possible third wave that is likely to hit children.

A senior health official said that most of the children were asymptomatic and were in home isolation. The official said hospitalisation among this age group was less compared to adults.  The official also pointed out that over 4,500 children between the age group of 0 and 10 were infected with Covid-19 in the district since March last year. “While 1,521 kids were infected in the first wave, over 3,000 children have been infected from April 2021 till date,” the official said.

Meanwhile, the Mysuru district administration is making efforts to improve paediatric facilities anticipating the third wave. DC Dr Bagadi Gautham said that the primary focus now was on containing the current situation and the administration will also be focussing on paediatric management.   

BENGALURU: Mysuru has reported the first case of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 in Karnataka, and the infected person is asymptomatic and none of his contacts have contracted the virus, Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Wednesday.

“In Mysuru, one patient is infected with Delta Plus variant, whom we have isolated but he is asymptomatic and none of his primary and secondary contacts have it. That is a good sign,” Sudhakar told reporters.

The minister said the state government is carefully monitoring the emergence of new variants and it has decided to set up six genome labs in the state.

“Wherever we have suspicion, we are doing genomic sequencing. We are doing random checks of five per cent of the total samples checked,” Sudhakar said.

According to Sudhakar, Karnataka is conducting about 1.5 lakh to two lakh COVID-19 tests daily.

He said the government is sending vaccines to all the districts wherever there is suspicion of Delta Plus sequencing.

On the preparedness to deal with the third COVID wave, which is believed to affect children, Sudhakar said preparations are afoot to set up paediatric wards with ICU, and appoint doctors and nurses within 45 days in all the districts.