Bengaluru: A special court for elected representatives has sentenced Nagaveni, daughter-in-law of the late Congress functionary and minister RL Jalappa, to five years of simple imprisonment with a fine of Rs 20,000 for defrauding a medical seat aspirant’s family of Rs 45 lakh in 2021.Besides Nagaveni, police had also charge-sheeted her husband J Narasimhaswamy, son…
Bengaluru: City police investigating the sensational triple murder of a techie’s family have approached a local court seeking permission to conduct brain mapping tests on the prime accused, M Shwetha, 24, and her live-in partner, Kenneth J, 25.Kenneth stabbed Shwetha’s mother, M Muthulakshmi, to death when she was asleep on a sofa at his Seegehalli…
Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of Dr Mahendra Reddy, who is facing charges of murdering his wife Dr Kruthika Reddy by administering an overdose of anaesthesia.The case came to light in Oct last year, nearly six months after Kruthika’s death. A forensic report detected traces of an overdose of anaesthesia in…
Thousands of Yoga enthusiasts performed mass Yoga in front of Vidhana Soudha to mark the 12th International Yoga Day in Bengaluru on Sunday. Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and minister U T Khadar participated in the event Bengaluru: The steps of Vidhana Soudha transformed into a sea of wellness early Sunday morning as Bengaluru marked the…
Bengaluru: A 27-year-old ragpicker was arrested on charges of attempting to rape a 23-year-old psychology student when she was walking near her paying guest accommodation in Pattandur Agrahara, Whitefield, during the early hours of June 2.The accused, Saifal Mondal, from West Bengal, is a resident of Pattandur Agrahara. Based on the student’s complaint, Mondal was…
Bengaluru: The country’s first Tele-MANAS centre at a prison was inaugurated at Bengaluru Central Prison in Parappana Agrahara Sunday, giving inmates access to counselling, psychological support, and mental health services.The Nimhans initiative was inaugurated by Justice Vikram Nath, a judge of the Supreme Court and executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), during…
Bengaluru: Two men were arrested by city police for allegedly deceiving customers by serving beef while claiming it was mutton.The accused are Jijoo Alexander from Byrati village and Shibu KB from Tippanna Layout. Hailing from Kerala and residing in a rented house in Byrati, they owned Aisiri Hub Kayaloram Restaurant at Bommenahalli, police said.An officer…
Parking dispute: Motorist pushes woman into drain Bengaluru: Police are searching for a motorist who allegedly pushed a homemaker into a drain during a parking dispute, leaving her with a fractured right hand. The incident occurred near an ice-cream parlour on Platform Road in Sheshadripuram.The complainant, G Chandrahasa, a resident of MC Layout, Vijayanagar, said…
