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Four juveniles held, 3 stolen Bikes Worth  recovered:

The Devanahalli police recently arrested a group of four juveniles and recovered three stolen bikes from them.

The accused aged around  17 years from Chikkaballapura were caught by alert night beat policemen when they noticed the accused were standing on the bypass road with three bikes at around 4.30 am.

The police surrounded them and after checking the bag to find one of their backpack has two registration number plates and a toolkit.

When the accused did not give convincing reply they were brought to the station and a detailed questioning led them to confess to the crime.

Based on their confession the police are making efforts to recover more bikes which they had stolen from in and around the city and sold it to the people.

The accused confessed that they have watched videos on social media on how to steal locked bikes and started stealing the bikes parked outside the house at the residential areas,the police,said.

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An 85-year-old pedestrian killed after a speeding motorcycle knocked him down in Wilson Garden on Saturday morning.

The biker had reportedly borrowed a old sports bike for test ride and he also slipped from bike and sustained injuries.

The deceased has been identified as Subramani C,a resident of Mission Road and he was the owner of Mani Driving school.

A senior police officer told reporters, that the incident occurred around 7.30 am when Mani was returning home after morning walking.

The bike rider identified as Maaj Ahmed had taken bike for test ride and was overspeeding the bike and hit Subramani who was crossing the road.He died on the spot while Ahmed had multiple injuries and the passers-by rushed him to a private hospital where he is being treated.

The accused Ahmed,who is 33 years old is a resident of Jayanagar T Block and works in a real estate agency.Wilson Garden police have registered a case of negligence driving and further investigations are on.

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Two Drug peddlers Arrested synthetic drugs Worth Rs.10 lakhs seized by CCB Anti-Narcotics Wing:

The Anti-Narcotics Wing of CCB Police have nabbed two youth peddling Synthetic Drugs and seized Escasty pills and LSD papers worth Rs 10 lakhs from them.

The accused have been identified as Zaden Saud, 23, from Jayanagar 7th block and his associate Nagaraj Rao, 22, from Banashankari 2nd stage.

Senior officer told media persons,that as our drive on drug peddlers is on and our team are working tirelessly to bring control in the drug supply in the city.

Our Anti-Narcotics wing ACP, Gautham kumar received a tip off that two youth peddling synthetic drugs to their customers from the parking lot of a private hospital on KR road.

As soon as the information was received ACP, Gautham kumar along with inspectors and crime staff swung into action and rushed to the spot.

After reaching the spot the team of cops surrounded the parking lot and the duo were caught red handed by the team peddling Synthetic Drugs to their customers.

The team nabbed the duo and during search we found,100 Ecstasy pills and 100 LSD Strips in their possession and based on which the team arrested them and took them to police station for further questioning.

During the interrogation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that they have purchased the drugs from their contact Anooj and Harshavardhan and selling it to their clients. 

The team have also seized, two mobile phones from the accused and Rs 8000 cash.

The duo has been booked under NDPS Act and efforts are on to track down the person who sold the drugs to the accused.

We suspect that the duo are part of the inter state drug racket and Investigation to ascertain their network is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant,has appreciated Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil,DCP Crime-1,KP Ravikumar ACP Anti-Narcotics Wing,Gautam Kumar,PI,and other crime staff who has successfully nabbed the duo red handed while peddling drugs and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

A group of Bajrang Dal men attacked and allegedly stabbed a man who was travelling in a private bus to Bengaluru along with his female friend belonging to another religion.  Mangaluru city police have arrested four accused, who are members of the Bajrang Dal involved in the case.

“The incident occurred at around 9.30 pm when a group of Bajrang Dal members stopped the bus in which the man and the woman were travelling and assaulted the man. He was also stabbed by them. The woman, aged 23 also has suffered injuries,” the commissioner said.

Meanwhile, soon after the incident, the commissioner formed four teams and nabbed four persons by evening on Friday. The arrested are Balachandra(28) from Attavar, Dhanush Bhandary(25) from Kanduka, Jayaprashanth(27) from Shaktinagar and Anil Kumar(38) from Urwa. Among them, Dhanush is already facing four cases of murder. He is also a rowdy sheeter.

The accused have been booked under section 307(attempt to murder). “In the last three months, as many as 4 such cases of attacks have taken place. We are investigating who instigated them to assault the duo,” said the commissioner. He also revealed that the woman has filed a complaint with Kankanady police and the duo knew each other for many years.

“The woman, who is a graduate has stated that she was looking for a digital marketing job in Bengaluru hence she had asked her friend to come along with her. The attackers knew the woman and had seen the duo together many times. However we will also check nearby CCTV footage to identify the attackers,” he added.

To prevent such incidents in the future, the additional police personnel will be deployed in public places especially in tourist spots, beaches and bus stands. “Police patrolling and Abbakka team will be vigilant to ensure the safety of the people who travel late in the evening and the night.”

 Two clusters have been reported from Kolar district where 27 children of an orphanage and 33 garment workers from a factory on the Bengaluru-Narasapura highway tested positive for the virus.

KOLAR: Two clusters have been reported from Kolar district where 27 children of an orphanage and 33 garment workers from a factory on the Bengaluru-Narasapura highway tested positive for the virus.
Speaking to The New Indian Express, Kolar Deputy Commissioner Dr Selvamani said that all the students of the orphanage are stable and have been isolated. The orphanage is maintained by a private trust in Athigiri Kuppa village, about 5 km from Bangarpet.

In a similar case, following one positive case at the garment factory, all thousand workers were tested. District Health Officer Dr Vijaya Kumar said that among them, 33 tested positive and they had been isolated.Dr Selvamani said that all the officials of the city municipality, town municipalities and local bodies have been instructed to patrol their jurisdiction to catch people who violate Covid norms.

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CBI confers Best Public Prosecutor Award 2020:

CBI anti-corruption branch,Bangalore has been selected for the Best Public Prosecutor Award for 2020 and conferred Shivananda Perla,public prosecutor of CBI,on the occasion of the CBI Day.

Mr Perla,while working in Special Crime Branch, CBI,Chennai,had handled number of corruption cases and got conviction for many corrupt public servants.

He also dealt with sensitive murder cases, including the sensational case of Payal Surekha. Payal Surekha was a 24-year-old woman killed at her residence in J P Nagar, Bangalore, in 2010. The CBI Special Court convicted the accused for life imprisonment in this case.

Mr Perla also handled various corruption cases in courts of Tamilnadu,Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.He also rendered valuable legal opinion to many investigating officers in several high profile cases.

Considering his services to CBI,the Director of CBI,New Delhi,selected him for the Best Public Prosecutor Award.

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NIA officials on Thursday filed Charge-sheet against Ahamed Abdul Cader and Irfan Nasir charged under sympathizers of ISIS terrorist organisation.

The duo was arrested october last year after the arrest of Dr.Abdul rahman,city based optholmologist in august last year.Cadar is a business analyst in a bank in chennai while Nasir is a rice merchant in Bengaluru

The duo was charged under sections 120B,125 of IPC and sections,17,18 and 18B of Unlawful Activities,(Prevention)Act at NIA Special Court Bengaluru.

According to the official release,both the accused persons were part of a terrorist group which identified impressionable Muslim youth and further motivated,radicalised them and also provided funds for their visit to Syria to further the ideology and activities of banned terrorist organization ISIS.

The NIA registered the case after arresting city based opthalmologistas Dr.Abdul Rahman who was motivated and sent to Syria to join ISIS in  the year 2013-14 by the terrorist group formed by accused .

The NIAs Painstaking investigative efforts resulted into the busting of an ISIS module wherein,the names of various persons responsible for radicalising and funding the visits of Muslim youth from Bengaluru/Karnataka to ISIS area emerged.

It was also revealed that Ahamed Abdul Cader, Irfan Nasir and some of their associates who are members of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (international pan-Islamist and fundamentalist organization), had formed a group namely “Quran Circle” to further their ISIS related activities.

Based on the forensic examination of digital devices seized during the search and meticulous analysis of funds raised and provided by the members of Quran Circle,roles of various accused and suspects located abroad and in India,has emerged which is under investigation in the case.Further Investigation in the case continues a official release by NIA said.

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Offline classes suspended for students of classes VI to IX in Bengaluru – S Suresh Kumar :

With the rise in COVID-19 cases,the government has decided to suspend on-campus lessons for students of classes VI to IX across schools in Bengaluru Urban from Friday onwards.

Classes for grades 6-9 in Bengaluru urban district will be suspended with immediate effect following the rising number of Covid cases in the city. 

The decision was announced by the department late on Thursday night.Classes for grade 10 and I and II PU will continue in the city.

Currently,Vidyagama the continuous outreach programme,is underway for classes 6 and 7 in Bengaluru and regular classes for grade 8 upwards.

Classes till grade 9 will be suspended.However, offline classes for grades 6 upwards in other districts will continue.

The minister for primary and secondary education,S Suresh Kumar said that the decision was taken after a discussion with the chief minister taking into account the age and health of students.Attendance is not mandatory for class 10 students Suresh Kumar said in his statement.

Meanwhile,many private schools have already completed exams/tests for students of class I to IX and declared holidays and some schools have issued circular to parents and were about to start the New Academic year 2021-2022 by 5th April burdening parents to pay fees.But this order by Education department will be useful and helpful for students and parents and it is big slap to those private schools who were about to commence the new academic without government concerned.

Senior education department officials said,still parents are in problems due to the pandemic situation and still the cases are rising and many schools have voluntarily closed after their is spike in cases but some schools are violating the rules and regulations of department we will initiate strict action against the schools and management for violating the law he added.