Crime and crash

Karwar, January 7: In a joint operation, Karwar rural police and railway police arrested a woman for carrying drugs in Karwar railway station on Friday morning. According to police, 28-year-old Golma Devi was carrying the 4.25 kg of charas worth Rs 80 lakh. Superintendent of Police K T Balakrishna said on Friday that Golma hails from Hulu in Himachal Pradesh. "Though Golma was caught red-handed

Mangalore, January 6: In a gruesome accident a pedestrian was crushed to death under the wheels of a city bus near Bunts Hostel circle here on Friday night. The tragedy occurred at around 9:00 pm when a Nirmala Travels bus (route no 22) was plying from State Bank to Bajpe. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, as his face was crushed under the wheels. The driver fled the place

Holenarasipur, January 6: A six-member police team, who had come all the way from Ranebennur in Haveri district, to Hoelnarasipur in?Hassan district, to nab an accused, became victims of a mob, when they were mistaken for child lifters on Wednesday night. Recently, a driver from Ranebennur who was assigned to transport of sugar disappeared after selling both the truck and the sugar load. On a tip

Mandya, January 6: A young girl from Aabalawadi village in Maddur taluk of forward Vokkaliga community-dominated Mandya district was hanged to death, allegedly by her own parents as punishment for falling in love with a Dalit boy. According to a complaint filed at Koppa police station on Thursday by Thimmappa, brother of Govindaraju, the deceased girl Suvarna’s lover, the couple who hailed from

Bangalore, January 6: A 40-year-old woman was held on Thursday morning for smuggling in 31,520 micro-secure digital chips from Hong Kong. Officials of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Customs, at Bangalore International Airport (BIA) caught Rosy Bhatia from Delhi red-handed as she tried to walk away with the chips worth Rs 63.04 lakh, packed in 53 polythene pouches and concealed in her stockings

Udupi, January 5: A youth was arrested in possession of ganja at Bhujanga Park here on Wednesday by the sleuths of District Crime Intelligence Bureau. The arrested has been identified as Alfaz (22), a resident of Gulvady village in Kundapur taluk. 500 gm of ganja valued at Rs. 7,000 has been seized from him. According to the sleuths he has confessed that he had brought ganja for sale. The DCIB

Bhatkal, January 4: A person has allegedly committed suicide after his wife lodged a police complaint against him. The deceased has been identified as Honnappa Manjappa Naik (48) of Jalikodi. According to his family members, Honnappa was in a depressed mood ever since his wife lodged complaint against him. Fearing arrest by police, he drank poison, they said. He died in hospital.

Sullia, January 4: An engineering student has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Parivarakana in Sullia on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Vanitha (21), daughter of Bhojappa Gowda and Damayanti couple. She was staying in a private accommodation at Parivarakana along with her younger sister. It was said that the girl was in one-side love with one of her lecturers at KVG

Jeddah, January 4: Saudi Arabia police on Monday detained four Indian nationals who were involved in alcohol selling. Police seized hundreds of liquor bottles from them, who have confessed their role in the in the liquor business which is prohibited in the Arab nation. Earlier, the commander of police task force in Makkah region set up a special investigation team to chase the suspected Indians

Mangalore, January 3: A youth has allegedly committed suicide at a lodge near KSRTC bus stand in Mangalore. The deceased has been identified as Nagraj Rao (30) from Bangalore, who had booked a room on December 31. On Monday morning, he was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his room.