Crime and crash

Bangalore, December 14: Little did those who moved into the new building on 12th cross in Kadirenahalli, South Bangalore know they were bang next to a ticking bomb. On Tuesday morning, when fire destroyed chemicals and other raw material used to manufacture incense sticks at Balaji Agarbathi Pvt Ltd, residents realized the folly of having a factory in a residential area. It took 11 hours and 19

Karwar, December 14: A four-year-old child died after being tortured by inebriated parents, who banged his head against a wall and bit him all over his face and body at Habbuwada Haridev Nagar on Tuesday. Sushant Shivappa Kurubara was allegedly assaulted his father Chandru Fakirappa Harijan, 30, and mother Prema, 28. The accused have been arrested by the Town police. On Monday night, Sushant’s

Karwar, December 14: Sunil Kumar Sahu, a C-1 level officer of the Kadamba Naval Base, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the forehead on Tuesday night. Sahu, 21, was working on a patrol boat at the Naval Base and was a native of Odisha.

Bagalkot, December 14: An assistant teacher at the Government Higher Primary School in Shirur, Bagalkot taluk, locked up the headmistress and beat her up in front of students on Tuesday. Following a complaint lodged by headmistress Suvarna Gurappa Kanti and School Development and Monitoring Committee chairperson Siddappa Vaddar, block education officer N Y Kundaragi suspended assistant teacher

Chikmagalur, December 14: Seven persons including a police inspector sustained injuries as a bundh called by pro-Hindu outfits turned violent in Aldur near here on Tuesday. The Gram Panchayat of Aldur had resolved to construct a circle named after Ambekdar by removing the Bhagwa Dhwaj ‘katte’ (platform) on the main road. Hindu outfits opposed the plan and insisted that the circle be constructed by

Bangalore, December 14: Admonished by mother for being irregular in taking food, an 11-year-old girl committed suicide by setting herself ablaze at her house at Vijayanagar in the City on Tuesday. The girl has been identified as Padma, a resident of RPC Layout, Vijaynagar and class V student of Asian School at Shamanna Garden. Padma went to school in the morning along with her younger sister and

Mangalore, December 13: Mangalore City Police has arrested two more persons in connection with case of murder attempt on Bajrang Dali activist Ravindra. Those arrested are Imran (23), resident of place near Ullal Darga, and Ellyas alias Ishaq (34), resident of Sundariya Bagh near Ullal. Ravindra The accused were nabbed at Mangalore Central Railway station when they were attempting to board a train

Mangalore, December 13: In a heartrending tragedy, a 26 year-old youth was brutally murdered by his own elder brother and mother at Boodujalu at Nidle village in Belthangadi Taluk on Monday. The deceased was identified as Lakshmisha alias Lakshminarayana (26). The accused were the victim’s brother Somashekar (32) and mother Rathnavathi (52). According to sources, Lakshmisha and his brother Ravi

Mangalore, December 12: In what could be called as the height of brutality, a woman from Dakshina Kannada was cruelly stabbed by her own father inside a police station in Chikmagalur, sources said. The victim has been identified as Mamata from Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district. Her father Ramachandra is the accused. According to sources, the reason behind the anger of the assailant was that her

Mangalore, December 12: Two girls of the same compound on VT Road at Kudroli, here are missing from Friday, according to a compliant lodged at Bunder police station on Sunday. The missing girls have been identified as Sharada alias Mangalya (17), daughter of Vishwanath and Lakshmi Nayak (20). Sharada is a first year PU student at Besant Women’s College, while Lakshmi Nayak is a second year BA