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A 46-year-old assaulted,stripped humiliated and robbed by her neighbour over a trivial row in Bellanduru on Friday.

Adding to the worst the police refused to take her complaint and assaulted her son who was trying to record their inaction on his mobile phone.

Bruised and battered she approached city police commissioner Kamal Pant on Saturday and filed a petition seeking action against the accused.

The victim had gone to visit her ailing mother staying close to her house and started cleaning the house outside.This has irked her neighbour, Ramu Munivenkatappa,without any provocation attacked her stripped and started beating her.

Soon his son joined and both assaulted the victim unless she passed out in front of the house.

In the melee her gold chain worth Rs 1.2 lakh was missing.Meanwhile her son returned from college and saw mother lying unconcious with stripped cloths.

He brought water and spinkled on her and the Hoysala patrolling vehicle reached the spot and took stock of the situation.

The victim and her son was later sent to station in an autorikshaw to report the matter.But as soon as they reached the station, the police abused and refused to take complaint and asked her to get out of the station.

shocked by the behaviour when the son identified as Goutham,started recording the behaviour of the police,they dragged him inside the station and beat him before deleting the video.

She even went to the jurisdictional DCP office but the officer was not present and the office staff asked her to come the next day.

Humiliated and shocked victim returned and with the help of a good samaritans,she filed a complaint with the commissioner and the complaint was forwarded to the DCP office.

On Monday the staff of the DCP told her when she went to meet again asked her to go and meet the police personnel at Bellandur police station.

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Central projects related to the state in Irrigation, Railways,Urban Development,Ports and Highways departments came up for discussion at the meeting with MPs of the State.

We had cordial discussions on issues to be raised at the Centre,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons after his meeting with the State MPs,Bommai said, Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman too participated in the meeting.

She has assured of all measures to implement all the projects announced in the Union Budget. Siraman has also assured all the grants for the state under the 15th Finance Commission.

“During the the meeting with the Finance Minister we also discussed the Rs.1 lakh crore capital grant in the form of interest free on a 50 year term. The share of Karnataka is estimated to be around Rs.3800 cr to Rs.4000 cr in the capital grant,” Bommai said. 

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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has requested the Union government to extend the GST compensation for a period upto 2024-25.

Bommai presented the request when he called on Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman in New Delhi on Monday.

The period of GST compensation, being paid by the Union government, is set to end in March 2022.But the states are facing resource crunch due to Covid 19 impact.

In this background the Union government should extend the GST compensation time limit upto 2024-25 to help the states, Bommai requested.

The Union government had provided GST compensation for the last two years through loans.

The same gesture should continue for three more years and the loans could be repaid through collection of GST Cess, the Chief Minister conveyed to the Finance Minister. 

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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman for a grant of Rs.5030cr for all round development of Kalyana Karnataka region under various central sponsored programmes.

“In accordance with the discussions held recently at the Conference of South Zone Board,Andhra Pradesh had sought a special grant for the development of its backward districts.

Similarly Karnataka too had pointed out that the Kalyana Karnataka region had many districts that were among the most backward in the country. Special status has been accorded for the region through amendment of article 371(J) of the Constitution.

Reservation has been provided for the region in employment and education.But special attention is needed for the development of the region.

The region lags behind in the multidimensional poverty index of the Niti Ayog too.So the Union government should provide a grant of Rs.5030cr for the region under Central sponsored programmes,” Bommai requested.

New Delhi: As the hijab row intensified further in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday appealed to the Opposition and the people concerned not to escalate the situation by making “provocative” statements and to wait for the High Court order.

The state government is going by the law on dress code and the same stand has been put before the court, he said.

“Let’s wait for the judiciary’s decision and we will abide by whatever it says,” he added.

The chief minister also said that the Karnataka government has declared a holiday in high schools and colleges in the state for the next three days in order to maintain law and order.

Replying to queries from reporters here, Bommai said there were some disturbances in a few places and appealed for peace and harmony.

“I appeal to students to maintain peace and there is no occasion for any clashes.

“I appeal to teachers to ensure peace is maintained. I am asking concerned people not to make provocative statements and aggravate the situation because it is a very sensitive issue as far as students are concerned,” he said.

Students have to sit together and do academic activities. Therefore, peace and harmony should be maintained, he said and asked teachers and management of schools and colleges to maintain peace.

Tension had prevailed at some educational institutions in Udupi, Shivamogga, Bagalkote and other parts of the state as they were rocked by protests for and against hijab today, forcing the police and administration to intervene.

The Karnataka High Court today heard petitions filed by five girls studying in a Government Pre-university College in Udupi, questioning hijab restriction in college and the matter has been posted for Wednesday.


The protest over dress code started in one school and has spread to other districts.

“It is very unfortunate. The matter is seized by the High Court. As I speak now, the High Court proceedings on this matter are going on. …We are waiting for the directions from the court,” he said.

Similar situations were witnessed in other states and different high courts have given different judgements. “Our matter is also in the HC,” he said.

As far as the legality of the whole issue is concerned, the state government has put its case clearly as per the Karnataka Education Act, he said and added: “Let us wait for the direction from the High Court, till that time the peace needs to be maintained. I appeal to everyone.”

On opposition parties in Parliament raising the hijab row and accusing the BJP of polarisation, the CM said, “These are all allegations and do not have any ground.”

Proper education has to be given to students in the state. The state government is going by the law on dress code and the same stand has been put before the court, he said.

Bommai, on the second day of his visit to the national capital, met Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal and requested him to give production-linked incentives for toy and FMCG industries in the state.

He also spoke to BJP National President J P Nadda over the phone over the state issue. “Naddaji has said he will speak to me after two days,” he added.

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The West Division police of Chamarajapet police on Tuesday arrested two mechanics who were stealing motorcycles parked in front of the house.The police have recovered 20 bikes worth Rs 11.4 lakh from them.

The accused has been identified as,Ramadasa and Shravan both aged about 20 years.

Senior officer told media persons,as a series of bike thefts are getting reported in some parts of city.

A high level meeting was called to control the bike lifting crime in the jurisdiction areas a special team was formed under the supervision of DCP,West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP, P Ravikumar,PI,Lokhapur,was part of the meeting.

Based on a bike theft case reported in January 18,the police team analyzed CCTV footage and during investigation the team got clear identity to the accused and based on technical inputs and police investigation skills before zeroing in on Ramadasa and Shravan, both aged 20 years .

During investigation The duo confessed that they are working as Mechanic and started stealing parked bikes in front of the houses for the last six months and selling it to the people on throwaway prices after changing the registration number of the vehicle .

The accused would then use the money on vices and steal next bike after running out of the cash , the police said .

Based on the information the police have recovered the bikes and taken the duo into custody for further investigations.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West Sandeep Patil DCP West Dr Sanjeev M Patil ACP P Ravikumar PI,Lokhapur,PSI,Gopal,ASI, Raju and his whole crime staff for the commendable and exemplary work done by them a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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The Anti-Narcotics Squad of the CCB on Tuesday busted drug racket and arrested eight peddlers who were sourcing drugs from dark net.

Senior officer told media persons,a war on drug is announced by senior officers so based on which our special teams headed by DCP Crime-1,and DCP Crime-2,BS Angadi received a credible information that two persons are trying to sell drugs as MDMA and LSD blot papers near RMC yard and Bandepalya Bengaluru.

Based on the specific information the police team conducted simultaneous raid in two places in RMC Yard and Bandepalya and arrested eight peddlers who were waiting for their clients to deliver the consignment.

The police seized MDMA and LSD blot papers worth Rs 75 lakh from them.

During investigation all the eight accused has been arrested and investigation on.

A detailed investigation by the team it has revealed that the accused were sourcing the drugs from darkweb and paying through bitcoins. The accused then would sell the drugs to college students and employees of IT BT companies, the police said.

Finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Crime,Raman Gupta,DCP Crime-1,Dr SD Sharanappa,DCP crime-2, BS Angadi,ACPs,PIs,and other staff has been appreciated for the commendable job done by them in nabbing the notorious drug Peddlers in the city and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added

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The Bagaluru police on Saturday arrested four private firm employees who stabbed a 23-year-old telecaller executive of Amazon company outside his office over a trivial row on January 31.

The accused Mohan,21,Rakesh,20,Varun Kumar 21 and Suraj,20 working in private company has been arrested.

A complaint was registered in Bagaluru police station in which complainant stated that they were waiting for the victim,Surendra P to come out,as he came out and stabbed him and escaped in a bike.

The Security guard noticed Surendra was lying in pool of blood and alerted others before shifting him to private hospital where he was being treated .

Based on the complaint the police track down the accused and arrested them.

Investigations revealed that victim Surendra was suspended from the job for messaging a girl working in another company.

The accused working with the girl in the company and she had shared her problem that Surendra is harassing her .

Enraged by this,the four decided to teach him a lesson and filed a formal complaint with the team leader of Surendra.

After Surendra was suspended from the job, while he was coming out of the office,the accused waited for him outside stabbed him and escaped .

The police have recovered the bike and a knife used by the accused and efforts are onto track down two others,who allegedly helped the accused to execute the attack .

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The Byatarayanapura police on Saturday arrested two persons who duped two city based businessmen offering to sell rice pulling which have nuclear energy power for Rs.1 crore and mad away with Rs 78 lakh.

The accused has been identified as,Vignesh,37,of Nagarbhavi,his associate Nagaraju,45 of Kolar.

Senior officer told reporters a cheating complaint was registered against two persons by a city based businessmen who stated in their complaint two persons approached Nithin Raj and Gopi Karthik,Businessmen on Mysore road with a proposal to sell rice pulling mug having nuclear energy for Rs.1 crore which they could sell it in international market for Rs.5 crore to earn huge profit margin.

luring them with their charms the duo convinced them and took Rs.78.8 lakh from them as advance amount before fleeing the spot.

Based on the complaint,a team of police led by Inspector Shankar Naik,and his team swung into action and with the police investigation skills and with the help of technical inputs the team tracked
track down the accused identified as Vignesh,37 from Nagarabhavi and his associate Nagaraju, 45, from Kolar and recovered Rs 15 lakh from them.

The Byatarayanapura police are now further investigating the criminal background of the accused.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP Kodandarama,PI,Shankar Naik,and his whole team who has busted the rice pulling racket by arresting duo we appeal to general public to not fall in this type of prey in future as the rice pulling is bogus and fake and we caution you to not to fall in this all and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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A constable attached to HAL Traffic police station has been suspended for accepting bribe of Rs.100 from a motorist who was not wearing ISI helmet.

Joint Commissioner of police traffic,Dr BR Ravikanthe Gowda on Friday suspended a traffic constable who was caught on camera accepting Rs.100 from a motorcycle rider after stopping him for not wearing ISI mark helmet near HAL post office junction .

The entire incident was caught on camera and the passers-by forced him to return the money to the biker and later circulated the incident on social media .

Taking a serious note,Mr.Gowda suspended Pawan Dyamanna,attached to HAL airport traffic station and ordered an inquiry.

Gowda said in his statement,though the constable has no power to slap fine,he misused his power and amounts to dereliction of duty .

Mr. Gowda said that only the officer of the rank of ASI and above are empowered to slap or collect fines .

In the last 15 days the traffic police department has launched an awareness drive to educate bikers to wear ISI mark helmet.

Mr. Gowda requested the bikers to use quality ISI mark helmets for safety he added.