Archives for August 2021

Pramesh Jain

Two notorious rowdies,including an associate of gangster Ravi Pujari,wanted for a kidnap and murder of a financier were shot at and arrested by the East division police after they allegedly attacked police staff.

Two accused has been identified as, Kaviraj,46,and his associate,Ambrish.

East division police as ACP,Kumar D and PI,Harish Kumar opened fire at two persons including close associate of gangster Ravi Poojary who was on the run after abduction and murder of a 48-year-old auto rickshaw driver and a small time financier from Indira Nagar  recently .

Senior officer told reporters,a abduction and murder case was registered in Indiranagar police station and after the murder based on complaint by family members our team zeroed in two persons.

A massive manhunt was on to nab the Notorious rowdies as Kaviraj and Ambrish and a special team headed by ACP Kumar D who were on lookout On Wednesday morning,the police team  received a tip off that Kaviraj was moving in a car near Baiyyapanahalli with his associates.

Immediately ACP,Kumar D,and Indiranagar police inspector with staff rushed to the spot and the team chased and confronted the accused.

In a bid to escape Kaviraj attacked ASI Govindaraju and his colleague.ACP Kumar and Inspector Harish part of the team warned and opened fire in self defence to stop the accused from fleeing.

As the duo dint heed to our ACP and Inspector warning they again tried to attack the staff so to protect the staff and for their safety ACP,Kumar D,and Inspector Harish both opened another round of fire in which the accused sustained bullet injuries on their right and left leg and taken to the hospital for treatment.

The accused Kaviraj,46,close aide of Ravi Poojary also involved in abduction of former MLA,varthur Prakash and Shabnam developers shootout case in Tilak nagar in 2006,had abducted Vijay Kumar resident of Indiranagar few days ago and killed him after he refused to pay the ransom.The accused dumped the body in the forest area in Hosur and returned to the city.

Following a missing complaint,the police zeroed in on Kaviraj,who recently released from prison and along with his associates abducted and killed Vijay Kumar.

We are waiting for their recovery so that they would be questioned in detail about their criminal activities and network.

The victim Vijay Kumar was a small-time financier,used to wear artificial heavy jewellery as a hobby and uploaded the photos on social media.

Kaviraj associates who noticed Vijay Kumar moving with the heavy jewellery gathered information about him and passed it on to Kaviraj who hatched a plan to kidnap and extort heavy ransom while in prison.

However after they abducted Vijay Kumar and tortured him the accused realized that he has not money and decided to kill him to conceal their identity.

An attempt to murder case has been registered in Baiyyapanahalli police station against both the Rowdies and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East S Murugan DCP East Dr SD Sharanappa ACP Ulsoor Sub-Division Kumar D, PI Indiranagar,Harish and staff as, Govindaraju and others who were part of the team in nabbing the Notorious rowdies and for the good piece of investigation by the team a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Pramesh Jain

The Assistant General Manager of a Private school has filed a complaint against two RTI activists accusing them of extorting money from the management after threatening to stage a protest against fees.

In his complaint Pradeep Kumar said that both the accused has formed Educational rights trust and also Narayana E school parents welfare trust.

The accused in March staged a protest against fee payment at school and even allegedly intimidated the management and staff not to accept fees from the parents.

The accused even demanded and paid Rs.40,000 in two instalments in march this year after they threatened to stage the protest again.

However the accused even after receiving the money demanded more money from the principal Ms.Roopa threatening to organise one more protest if the money is not paid.

Unable to bear harassment,the management filed a complaint seeking legal action for instigating the parents to protest and extort the management .

Based on the complaint filed by B Pradeep Kumar,of Narayana e-techno school,situated in Kempegowda Layout, the Mahalakshmipuram police on Wednesday filed a case of extortion and criminal intimidation against Yogananda and Suresh Kumar and Further investigation is on.

Pramesh Jain

In yet another brazen attack,a habitual offender was hacked to death barely a few yards from Banaswadi police station in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon. 

Two assailants in a car intercepted the victim, Harish(24),who was on a bike,stabbed him with a knife and smashed his head with a stone before driving away. 

The incident took place around 1.30pm.The victim had just exited the station,when he was attacked.

Senior officers as,Addl CP East,S Murugan,DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa with dog squad and finger print experts rushed to spot to collect evidence.

Senior officers after inspecting the spot and collecting information about the incident from the Banaswadi Inspector and staff said,Harish, a resident of Basaveshwaranagar,had four criminal cases pending against him in Banaswadi police station.

He was living in Banaswadi until 2018,and then moved to Basaveshwaranagar.Between 2017 and 2018,he was involved in criminal cases and anti-social activities.

He was called to the station on Wednesday afternoon for a routine parade,and booked under Section 110,(Security for good behaviour from habitual offender)of CrPC.

After completing the formalities,Harish left the station to get a passport size photograph which he had to submit,said a police officer

Banaswadi Police immediately rushed to the spot and conducted spot mahazar.Inquiries revealed that old rivalry is the motive behind the murder.

We have some clues and were tracking down the accused and they will be arrested soon special teams has been formed to nab the assailants he added.

Pramesh Jain

A 27-year-old newly married woman Constable ended her life at her house in the outskirts of the city after a fight with her husband over a trivial row on Tuesday.

The deceased Nethra was attached to Kamakshipalya traffic police station while her husband Manjunath also traffic police constable with Peenya police . 

The duo was native of Tumakuru It was a love cum arranged marriage that happened one month ago and the couple moved into the house in Chikkagollarahalli in Madanayakanahalli police station limits after marriage .

Senior officer said,Probe revealed that  Manjunath had gone out with friends after work to have a liquor party.He partied late in the night and did not return home,following which Nethra called him to come home.

Manjunath who was in an inebriated state had a heated argument with her asking her to mind her business and let him be with the friends.

Humiliated by this,Nethra ended her life.The incident came to light when Manjunath returned home.

The Madanayakanahalli police have taken up a case of unnatural death and are awaiting to question Manjunath for further investigation he added.

Pramesh Jain

The Madanayakanahalli police booked a 51-year-old notorious rowdy of Kadabagere in the outskirts of the city,under goonda Act .

He was arrested and remanded to the central prison of Parappana Agrahara .

Senior officer told reporters,the accused K Ramesh , alias Poison Rama resident of Kadabagere is brother of slain rowdy Kadabagere Seena in 2012  who was killed in an encounter.

After the death of his brother Rama gained notoriety and continued to be involved in criminal activities unabated. 

He was nicknamed by goons as Poison Rama for his notoriety and lethal activities as dangerous as poison.

He has over 28 criminal cases pending against him and was recently booked for extorting  money from an internet service provider.

The accused also threatened witnesses and created nuisance and fear psychosis among the members of the general public.

Keeping this in mind,BS Manjunath inspector of  Madanayakanahalli police filed a report accorded by his senior and arrested him under Goonda Act and remanded him to Central Prison of Parappana Agrahara he added.

Pramesh Jain

A 47-year-old man suspected in a chain snatching case allegedly ended life by consuming cyanide in Hosakote in the outskirts of Bengaluru when a team of policemen from KR Puram went to secure his arrest on tuesday. 

The deceased has been identified as,Shankar,native of Chittor district in Andhra Pradesh.

Senior officer said,the deceased noticed police surrounded him when he was offering prayer in a temple and gulped the pill,while  his associate has been caught and is being interrogated. 

The deceased has been identified as Shankar,a native of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.He along with his associate are said to be involved in four chain snatching cases registered at KR Puram police station recently. 

The police were on lookout for them.Based on technical inputs as their location was tracked to Hosakote. 

Shankar and his associate Chandrashekar were spotted near a temple in Pillagumpe near Hosakote on tuesday around 4 pm.

The team went to catch the duo,Shankar noticed the police team heading towards them and took the pill,a police officer said . 

Sensing something wrong,the police team rushed him to hospital,but Shankar was declared dead. 

Shankar and Chandru used to come to the city on motorcycle and commit a series of chain snatchings targeting women moving alone and riding back to their native. 

During investigation Chandru told police that Shankar and he were offering prayer from outside the temple so that they don’t get into any trouble.

Preliminary investigation police have learned that the duo have snatched around eight chains.Five of them are in city jurisdiction while three chains are snatched from rural Bengaluru. 

Shankar was earlier arrested by South division police.He had committed chain snatching in Jayanagar,Banashankari,CK Achukattu,Girinagar and other areas.

He was involved in the crime since the year  2008,every time he came out on bail he continued the crime.

A case of unnatural death has been registered at Hosakote police station and further investigation is on to find out how Shankar got cyanide.

Pramesh Jain

Enforcement Directorate officials on Wednesday provisionally attached assets worth Rs.4.98 crore in connection with its probe into the Syndicate Bank fraud case.

The fraud dates back to November 2019 when the police arrested a bank employee Vijay Akash and two of his relatives for allegedly diverting Rs. 50 crore belonging to Karnataka State Agricultural Marketing Board (KSAMB),which was transferred to the bank as a fixed deposit. 

The central agency said it took up the probe based on an FIR filed by the Commercial Street police against Vijay Akash,Mohamed Musthafa, M D Jairam (the then Assistant Branch Manager of Syndicate Bank,Uttarahalli Branch Bengaluru)  and others.

The investigation revealed that Vijay Akkash,the alleged mastermind of the whole conspiracy along with other accused opened a fake current account in the Syndicate Bank in the name of Karnataka State Agricultural Marketing Board (KSAMB).

It was operated by Mohamed Musthafa,who was impersonating the account officer of KSAMB, based on fabricated documents such as board resolution,ID card and the KSAMB letterhead.

The accused using fraudulent means succeeded in transferring Rs.50 crores to the fake current account, said the ED in a release.

After the money was transferred to the account, Musthafa with the help of M D Jairam and others subsequently transferred Rs.47,16,62,500 into various bank accounts belonging entities, persons etc,who acted as accomplices to the conspiracy.

“The bank accounts of each of those entities/persons were used to withdraw money in the form of cash and to buy jewellery and land by the accused and their accomplices.

Accordingly,identified assets in the form of the balances in the bank accounts used for money laundering,Jewellery and land to the tune of Rs. 4.98 crores in the form of movable and immovable properties have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Further investigation in the case is under progress,said the ED.

Pramesh Jain

RPF Women Squad,Chennamma team arrested Youth around 65 Smuggled Liquor bottles worth Rs.1.1 lakhs seized

Alert RPF,Women squad (Chenamma team),on Monday caught a man carrying four bags full of liquor bottles in Bhubaneswar Prashanti express worth over RS.1.1 lakh .

The liquor was concealed in the bag found lying in dubious condition in D1 general coach of the train.

upon Inquiry one passenger came forward to claim the baggage but he did not have any receipts or documents to corroborate his claim, a police officer said adding that suspecting that it was part of illegal transportation..

Total valued of seized whisky bottles is Rs. 1,10,930 /- approximately.The above said person and seized liquor bottles are handed over to concerned Excise authorities for further legal action as per procedure.

The liquor was seized and both the passenger and the consignment was handed over to excise department for further action.

Senior RPF officer said,However he did not have receipts/documents to support his claim,and it was evident that it was being transported illegally.Hence,the contraband was seized which is being exported from Bengaluru to Andhra Pradesh and further investigation is on.