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4 held for targeting bus passengers in Bengaluru
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The Upparpet police have arrested four members of a gang for allegedly preying on passengers at bus stands, and stealing their bags and valuables.
The accused – Chandra Gowda, 45, and his wife Manjula, 32, from Tumakuru, and their associates Adul Nasir, 51, and Prashanth, 50 – are habitual offenders, said a police officer.
According to the police, on March 16, they stole a bag containing gold and silver jewellery worth ₹1.4 lakh from an engineer while she was boarding a bus. While investigating the case, the police rounded up known habitual offenders for questioning.
“One of them gave information on Nasir and his associates. We tracked them down, and recovered gold jewellery worth ₹4.6 lakh from them,” said the police.
Updated Mar 14, 2021 | 23:17 IST
Bengaluru News: Vishnu Paradise lodge staff whose salary was deducted because of the theft, identified the thief near the hotel. Representational Image
Bengaluru: A 32-year-old jobless man steals television sets installed in lodges in the wee hours. The man has been identified as Vijay Ashok Kale Hiremath who claimed to be on a business trip and steals TVs. Vijay work as a cab driver in Bengaluru. According to a report, the man charged for stealing TVs from hotel rooms poses as a trader. He would rent rooms and flee with televisions hidden in the bags.
According to the police, on February 9, a complaint has been filed with Upparpet Police when the TV set was found missing in Vishnu Paradise lodge. Upparpet Police have arrested a jobless man hailing from Hyderabad for allegedly committing thefts on different occasions at hotels. The police also claimed that the accused after committing the thefts sold stolen
Bengaluru will get 42
Vidhana Soudha) at a cost of Rs 27 crore to fight
air pollution
In a bid to reduce air pollution, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has planned to install water fountains at 42 traffic intersections at a total cost of Rs 27 crore. This is part of the Rs 279 crore project aimed at improving air quality in the City by implementing nine different measures. While the fountains might help in absorbing the particulate matter and reduce temperatures, the solution, experts say, does not address the root cause of air pollution.
Almost all the traffic intersections identified for the installation of water fountains are located in the central parts of Bengaluru. Officials say that these fountains will be installed in places where the air pollution is high. “This is one of the several projects proposed to address air pollution. The continuous sprinkling of water will increase moisture levels in the air and absorb dust. This will also ensure that the ai
Sex workers protest against atrocities by Bengaluru police
Sex workers protest against atrocities by Bengaluru police
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Mar 11, 2021, 06:00 IST
Members of Sadhana Mahila Sangha hold placards to show their unity for sex workers at the protest
Workers allege that cops abuse and harass them, take bribes; cops say that they are simply trying to prevent ‘nuisance’ and thefts in public places
Members of
KSCW) chairperson Prameela Naidu against the
police atrocities on
NGO that supports sex workers.
The members of the NGO accompanied a group of sex workers and staged a protest in front of the KSCW office holding placards against the police atrocities on them. They held placards that had slogans like: ‘We are women’, ‘We are citizens of this country’, ‘Yes, we are sex workers to; why no entry for us into the BMTC (sic)?’, ‘