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Tumakuru gubbi police sub inspector among five policemen suspended after thief escaped from police custody

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Parmesh S Jain

Tumakuru gubbi police sub inspector among five policemen suspended after thief escaped from police custody 
A police Sub Inspector among five police personnel suspended on the charges of dereliction of duty after a 35-year-old old choreographer turned chain snatcher escaped from the Gubbi police station leaving behind the handcuff in the wee hours of Thursday.
The incident occurred at the Home Minister constituency brought much embarrassment to the department following which senior police officials cracked a whip seeking disciplinary action.
The accused Syed Ali Balasab Nadaf,was arrested by Gubbi police for robbing a 35 grams of gold chain from a shop keeper on January 11.
Nadaf hailed from Gadag and working as choreographer in Bengaluru and suffered financial loss . 
In order to overcome he took to crime and move around his bike along with his associate to rob gold chains from women moving alone.
However Based on a complaint,the Gubbi police track down Nadaf and arrested him and taken him into custody for further investigations. 
While in the custody Nadaf slide down the hands through the handcuff and escaped while the police constable guarding him dozing off . The other staff including the Station house in charge were busy in the record room at around 4. 30 am.The incident came to light when the guard woke up and found the handcuff lying on the floor and nadaf was missing. 
He informed the SHO before alerting the control room. Soon the police swung into action and arrested Nadaf at Tumakuru Railway station.

Home maker arrested by Cantonment Railway police for stealing two necklace from her cousin sister while traveling in train recovered two necklace worth Rs.8.5 lakhs

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Parmesh S Jain

Home maker arrested by Cantonment Railway police for stealing two necklace from her cousin sister while traveling in train recovered two necklace worth Rs.8.5 lakhs 
The Cantonment railway police on Thursday arrested a 58-year-old home maker for stealing two necklace worth ₹ 8.5 lakh from her cousin sister while travelling in a train.
The accused Chandrasharma,resident of RT Nagar was arrested after police questioned her in detail following which she confessed and returned the stolen property .
The victim,Lalitha Shanmugam,from Nagawarapalya had gone along with her relatives to attend a house warning ceremony in Palakkad in Kerala on January 25.
Lalitha along with the accused returned home two days later in a train and got down at KR Puram,while the accused continued to travel till cantonment to go home.After reaching home,Lalitha found her two gold necklace were missing from her purse and filed a complaint with the railway police on January 27. 

The victim had kept the jewels in a bank locker and got it out to wear for the family function.
Based on the complaint,the police questioned all the relatives whop travelled with her including the accused. 
A detailed questioning led Chandra Sharma to confess to the crime.The accused told the police that she committed the theft out of jealous.Based on the confession the police recovered 152 grams of valuables and arrested the accused for further investigation. 

Bulldozer action on houses of three murder accused in Chhattisgarh’s Durg

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Bulldozer action on houses of three murder accused in Chhattisgarh's Durg

 Authorities in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on Monday demolished the illegally constructed portions of houses of three persons arrested in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy in Bhilai city, officials said.

According to officials, the action was taken based on a report of the revenue inspector and patwari to the local municipal corporation.

The authorities razed illegally constructed portions of houses belonging to the accused, Nikesh Chauhan, Sumit Chauhan and a minor boy, in the Shardapara locality under Chhawani police station limits, an official here said.

The trio were among five persons arrested for stabbing the Class 12 student to death over a personal dispute in the locality on January 21, he said.

A probe by the civic authorities revealed that the families of the accused had encroached on additional land while constructing their houses, the official said.

A notice was served to them for encroachment, and action was taken as per the Municipality Act, he said.

Welcoming the civic body’s action, local BJP MLA Rikesh Sen warned that people committing offences in his Vaishali Nagar constituency will face similar action.

“The bulldozer action was taken on the houses of the accused in the murder of Class 12 student Shivam. I had said on January 22 that if anyone is found indulging in offences of 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), molestation or any other crime, they will face the same action. Criminals in my constituency should now remain alert,” Sen said.

The state will become crime-free under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, he said.

Last month, authorities had taken similar action against the main accused in the murder of a cow shelter worker in the state’s Kabirdham district.

K’taka govt will support setting up US Consulate in Bengaluru, says IT Minister Priyank Kharge

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K'taka govt will support setting up US Consulate in Bengaluru, says IT Minister Priyank Kharge

State Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday said that the Karnataka government would provide all support to the US government for starting a consulate in Bengaluru.

Speaking to delegates of the US Trade mission here, the minister pointed out that a huge number of students and IT employees from Bengaluru visit the US on a regular basis and requested the US government to set up a consulate in the city to facilitate their visa and other formalities.

Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman of Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS) who was also present at the event, reiterated the minister’s stand.

“We will extend our full support to the US government for starting a consulate in Bengaluru. It will help the IT and ITES industries, techies and students in Karnataka who are now forced to travel to Chennai and Hyderabad for their visa applications,” Bachegowda said.

The minister was speaking to delegates of the US Trade Mission to Karnataka and South India who are visiting major tier-1 and tier-2 south Indian cities from February 12 to 20. More than 15 wellknown schools from the US are part of the trade mission.

“The delegates of the Trade Mission will seek to connect US education institutions with Indian higher education institutions and students to advance mutually beneficial collaborations,” Kharge said.

The US Trade Mission to Karnataka and South India will also explore multiple avenues of cooperation between the US and India in advancing technology innovation in manufacturing and other allied sectors. It will also work towards building a long-term partnership between the US and Indian businesses, according to a statement issued by the minister’s office.

ED attaches properties worth Rs.34.11 Crores of Coimbatore-based jewellery firm for money laundering

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Parmesh S Jain

ED attaches properties worth Rs.34.11 Crores of Coimbatore-based jewellery firm for money laundering 
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth ₹ 34.11 Crore in the form of four land parcels,one residential land and a  residential flat located at Coimbatore and Chennai under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),in connection with a bank fraud case of a Coimbatore based firm identified as Lavanya Jewels (later converted to company Lavanya Gold Jewels India Pvt Ltd).  
ED initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR was registered by the CBI,Bengaluru against the directors of Lavanya Gold Jewels India Pvt Ltd in connection with  wrongful loss of  ₹ 65.00 Crore to the State Bank of India.  
ED investigation revealed that Lavanya Jewels had obtained Cash Credit facilities from the bank on the basis of inflated figures of its Stock-in-hand,Debtors. The credit facilities from the bank have been admittedly misused in repayment to private financers from whom cash loans were borrowed at exorbitant interest rate of 60 per cent to 100 per cent per annum,and for other non-business purposes.

ED investigation also revealed that the directors of above-said company have illegally taken out gold bars and  gold jewellery from the company for personal use.Further probe revealed that the accused converted the said gold inventory into Bitcoins outside India and gradually laundered the undisclosed and unaccounted proceeds of crime in the form of complev crypto accounts and shown income from crypto transactions in a related partnership firm. 
The same income has been used by the directors of above-said company to acquire one flat worth ₹ 1.70 Crore,in Chennai.

ED Investigation also unearthed that one of the properties mortgaged by Lavanya Jewels with the bank has been fraudulently taken in e-auction by a real estate entity at much lower value of around  ₹ 6.5 Crore, (having market value of more than ₹ 20 Crore) in the benami name of the employee of the real estate entity, which constitutes proceeds of crime resulting in the loss to the Bank itself in such loan account.  
Therefore,immovable properties to the tune of ₹ 34.11 Crore involved in the money laundering have been provisionally attached by the Directorate.  Further investigation is under progress.

Lokayukta police unearthed disproportionate assets of 10 ‘crorepati’ govt officers in Karnataka

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Parmesh S Jain

Lokayukta police unearthed disproportionate assets of 10 ‘crorepati’ govt officers in Karnataka
Karnataka Lokayukta Police have conducted massive search operations across the state in connection with 10 disproportionate asset cases registered against 10 Government Officers in Lokayukta Police Stations of Tumakuru,Mandya,Chikkamagaluru,Mysuru,Koppal, Vijayanagara,Ballari,Hassan,Chamarajanagara and Mangaluru and recovered disproportionate assets worth several crores . 


As many as 10 teams of officials on tuesday conducted simultaneously searches of the residence,office of the relatives of the accused officials in more than 41 places across the state and booked the following officials under DA cases . A Hanumantharayappa,Junior Engineer,Civil,Office of the Asst,Executive Engineer,KRIDL Sub Division, Madhugiri,Tumakuru Dist and recovered disproportionate assets worth total value of Rs.2.5 crore . 
The officials searched 6 places of the accused and  found documents pertaining to three houses,eight acres agricultural Land worth Rs.2.3 crore . 
Apart from this the officials also recovered cash Rs. 40,000,gold valuables worth worth Rs.8.5 lakh,vehicles worth Rs.2 lakh and House hold articles worth Rs.25.3 lakh.
Similarly the officials raided,Harsha H R,Executive Engineer,PWD,Mandya Dist,and recovered disproportionate assets worth Rs.4.5 crore . 
This was recovered after officials searched in 6 places of the accused officer and found property documents of  3 Sites,2 Houses,15-30 Acres Agricultural Land total worth Rs.1.6 crore . 
This apart cash Rs.1.5 lakh,Rs 10 lakh worth valuables, Rs.55 lakh worth vehicles and Rs.2.15 crore worth house hold articles.
Similar raids were conducted on B Ravi,Asst.Prof.and Director,Post Graduate Centre,Krishnadevaraya University,Nandihalli,Ballari Dist and recovered disproportionate assets worth Rs.2.16 crore from him. 
The officials conducted searched at three places belonging to the accused and recovered documents pertaining to Seven Sites,two Houses worth Rs.1.5 crore . 
Apart from this cash Rs.59,800,Rs.9.12 lakh worth valuables,Vehicles worth Rs.23.3 lakh and House hold articles worth Rs.26 lakh from him.


The Lokayukta officials also raided R R Bhaskar,Asst. Executive Engineer (Ele),Store Dept,H B Halli,GESCOM (Gadag Vidyut Chakthi Nigam) and recovered a total worth Rs.1.7 crore worth disproportionate assets from him. 
This includes,8 Sites,3 Houses,two acres agricultural Land,cash Rs.76,550 and gold ornaments worth Rs.20 lakh. 
In addition to this the officials recovered vehicles worth Rs.12 lakh and household articles worth Rs.1.6 lakh from him.
P Ravi Kumar,AEE,PWD Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitization,Head Office,Hunsuru Sub Division,Mysuru Dist and found disproportionate assets worth Rs.2.07 crore. 


This was recovered after searching three places belonging to the accused and found documents pertaining to one site,a house and a commercial establishment,5.9 acres Property Mortgage,4 Acres agricultural Land. 
Apart from this ornaments worth Rs.13.3 lakh Vehicles worth Rs.4 lakh and household articles worth Rs.11.5 lakh .
Nethravathi K R,Commercial Tax Officer,Office of the Commercial Tax Commissioner,Commercial Tax Department,Chikkamagaluru Dist and found disproportionate assets total worth Rs.1.9 crore . 
This according to the officials recovered after searching two places of the accused and found documents pertaining to 5 Sites,1 House. 


In addition to this the officials also seized cash Rs.4.5 lakh,ornaments worth Rs.7.7 lakh,vehicles worth Rs.10 lakh and household articles worth Rs.16.4 lakh.
Renukamma,RFO,Hoovina Hadagali Range,Forest Department,Vijayanagara Dist was found having disproportionate assets worth Rs.2.7 crore . 


The officials searched five places belonging to the accused and found documents pertaining to two Sites, 2 Houses,11 Acres agricultural Land. 
The officials also recovered cash Rs.2.09 lakh and Rs. 32 lakh worth ornaments,Rs.29 lakh worth vehicles and Rs. 23 lakh worth household articles from her


M N Yagnendra,AEE,Mysuru Development Authority, Mysuru.The officials searched four places belonging to the accused officer and found a total of Rs.1.6 crore worth disproportionate assets from him. 
This includes four Sites, one House,two Acres agricultural Land.Apart from this cash Rs.86,000,  ornaments worth Rs.31.2 lakh,vehicles worth Rs.8 lakh were recovered Shanth Kumar H M,Executive Engineer(V),MRT Section, MESCOM,Attavara Mangaluru,and recovered disproportionate assets total worth Rs.2.4 crore from him. 
The officials searched three places belonging to the accused and found documents pertaining to 3 Sites,2 Houses. 
The officials also recovered Rs.28.2 lakh worth ornaments,Rs.9.6 lakh worth vehicles,Rs lakh worth household articles, Rs.74.7 lakh worth bank balance from him


Jaganath G P, Food Inspector,Hassan Taluk,Hassan Dist was booked under Disproportionate Assets case and found Rs.1.9 crore from him
The officials searched four places belonging to the accused and found documents pertaining to seven Sites and a house.Apart from this the officials also recovered cash ₹ 89,000, ornaments worth Rs.14.3 lakh, Rs. 6.2 lakh worth vehicles from him.

Man held for selling e-cigarettes and recovered Rs.3 worth e-cigarettes and seven among four Foreign National Drug peddler arrested Synthetic Drugs Worth Rs.1.5 Crore seized by CCB

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Parmesh S Jain

Man held for selling e-cigarettes and recovered Rs.3 worth e-cigarettes and seven among four Foreign National Drug peddler arrested Synthetic Drugs Worth Rs.1.5 Crore seized by CCB 
The Central Crime Branch officials on Tuesday arrested a man and recovered e-cigarettes worth Rs.3 crore from him. 
The accused Shoib,used to source e-cigarettes through international courier from Dubai and store it in his brother’s house in Sudduguntepalya.


He would later supply the cigarettes through local delivery apps. 
Based on a information,the CCB officials track down the accused and arrested him from the house situated in Sudduguntepalya.


The police are further investigating to ascertain his network .
In another case,the Narcotics wing of the CCB officials arrested seven peddlers and recovered synthetic drugs worth Rs.1.5 crore from them. 


Four among the accused are Foreigners while the rest of them are from Kerala and other parts of the country.
The accused are habitual offenders sourcing the drugs from their contacts to peddle in the city.The police are now trying to track down their network for further investigations.

Preventive detention measures will be invoked on drug peddlers to tackle drug menace says B Dayananda

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Parmesh S Jain

Preventive detention measures will be invoked on drug peddlers to tackle drug menace says B Dayananda 
The police will take preventive detention measures to tackle the drug menace effectively,city police chief,B. Dayananda,said. 


Speaking on the public meeting in Doddakallasandra on Saturday,Mr.Dayananda said that the drug menace is also area of focus this year and to tackle effectively some tough measures on the lines of goonda Act is needed. 
The city police have cracked a whip and arrested many peddlers and seized narcotics including synthetic drugs which is one of the area of concern. 


Apart from creating awareness programs about the drug abuse,city police is also acting tough on peddlers and their network,he said adding that preventive detention initiative is part of the drive which would be launched soon.

Haryana Police implement 12-layer blockade on the Punjab-Haryana border to stop farmers

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New Delhi: In a renewed show of defiance against the Modi government, farmers from Punjab and Haryana are embarking on a journey to Delhi for the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest scheduled for February 13.

The agitators, raising slogans against the government, have formed a lengthy cavalcade comprising tractor trailers, cars, bikes, and buses, aiming to voice their demands promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the conclusion of the farmers’ protest in November 2021.

Departing from various locations such as Amritsar in Punjab to Ambala and Kurukshetra in Haryana, the highways and villages bear witness to farmers loading their tractors with essential supplies such as ration, tents, beds, and wood, signalling their commitment to reaching Delhi despite the hurdles.

The call for the protest has been issued by the non-political Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and the newly formed Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), led by prominent farmer union leaders Jagjeet Singh Dallewal and Sarvan Singh Pandher. Notably, the umbrella organization that orchestrated the 2020 farmers’ protest, Samyukt Kisan Morcha, has distanced itself from the current demonstrations, opting for a separate agitation on February 16.

While the farmers mobilize towards Delhi, the Haryana government has implemented a formidable 12-layer blockade on the Punjab-Haryana border highway along the Ghaggar river. Concrete walls, barricades entwined with concertina wires, iron nails embedded in concrete to deflate tractor tires, and gravel-filled intersections between barricades have been erected by the Haryana police.

Additionally, the police dug up the Ghaggar riverbed to prevent farmers from crossing over to the Haryana border. The authorities conducted a mock drill using teargas on the highway and randomly checked commuters’ Aadhar cards for identity. Reports indicate that police teams are visiting villages to monitor farmers’ movements and conducting raids at their residences. To prepare for potential detentions, two large stadiums have reportedly been converted into temporary jails by the Haryana government.

In response to the farmer’s march, the Delhi Police imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, prohibiting gatherings, processions, and rallies.

Simultaneously, farmers have been invited for a second round of talks in Chandigarh with Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda, and Nityanand Rai. The initial meeting occurred on February 8.

Reacting to the situation, Sarvan Singh Pandher, coordinator of Kisan Mazdoor Ekta, stated, “These are not our demands but the commitments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There is nothing new in this protest. PM Modi had promised us a law on MSP, which was our right. We are forced to conduct this protest, as the government backed out on its promises.”

Amid these developments, farmer union leader Manjit Singh Rai from BKU (Doaba) expressed support for the protest. Speaking to The Wire, Rai emphasized that more farmer unions would join shortly, making the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest larger than previous demonstrations.

Condemning the Haryana government’s actions, Rai stated, “The government should remember that we are citizens of this country and want to reach Delhi to raise our demands. We are not coming from Pakistan or the Taliban. Why is the Modi government afraid of farmers? It is a totally unjust attitude.”

Addressing allegations of opposition involvement in instigating the protests, Rai asserted that farmers were advocating for their rights independently. He questioned the government’s stance on waiving corporate loans but not farmers’ debts, highlighting the global unity among farmers against corporate influence.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann echoed concerns, urging the Union government not to create divisions between Punjab and India. Mann emphasized the need for the government to acknowledge farmers’ legitimate demands.

As the farmers advance towards Delhi on February 13, tensions escalate, reminiscent of the 2020 protests against the now-repealed farm laws. Despite the repeal, farmers remain steadfast in their pursuit of justice and express determination to hold the government accountable for unfulfilled promises.

Police restricting people from meeting family members of those killed in Haldwani violence

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Haldwani: Haldwani, located in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district, continues to be under stringent police and paramilitary control, observing a fourth consecutive day of curfew and internet suspension following communal tensions sparked by the demolition of a mosque and madrasa. Despite the matter being sub judice, with the next hearing scheduled for February 14, the town grappled with violence resulting in at least five deaths, although the exact toll remains unconfirmed.

While certain areas of the town showed signs of returning to normalcy on Sunday, with shops reopening for essential supplies, the Banbhoolpura area, the epicenter of the violence, remains heavily restricted. Internet services, briefly restored in some sections, were later suspended again in the evening.

In response to the unrest, Radha Raturi, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, wrote to the Home Minister requesting additional Paramilitary Forces, citing the “disruption of law and order by anarchist elements during the demolition.”

Residents faced challenges with curfew-related shortages, reporting instances where households ran out of cooking gas, leaving some without food. Although curfew restrictions were eased in some areas, Banbhoolpura remained under tight security.

Five individuals, including former councillors and members of the Samajwadi Party, were apprehended, with local media designating one as the ‘mastermind’ behind the unrest. In a subsequent ‘search operation,’ 30 more arrests were made, bringing the total to 90.

The aftermath of the violence has left residents grappling with fear and travel restrictions, with state-run buses to Haldwani suspended, and trains not halting at the station. Some residents were unable to return home, and others chose to leave to avoid potential police actions.

Amid heavy surveillance, entrances to Banbhoolpura remain barricaded, and police control extends to the homes of those who lost their lives, limiting access for family members. Only a few individuals were permitted to take the deceased to the graveyard, with the entire burial process closely guarded by the police, sources have revealed.

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