Bengaluru Police

Moving ahead with the investigation of the Bengaluru government officer Prathima (37) murder, police have made a breakthrough and arrested one. The arrested suspect is identified as Kiran, the former driver of the department in which the officer worked in. Kiran was in radar of police, as he had been absconding since the crime was reported. He was detained from Chamarajanagar. He is expected to question by police, for further investigation.… read-more

In Bengaluru's double murder of tech officials, the police arrested all three accused, identified as Shabarish, Vinay Reddy and Santosh. Notably, the three accused including the former employee of a private tech firm killed Phanindra Subramanya, the MD and Vinu Kumar, the CEO. They attacked the victims with weapons such as a machete, sword, and a small knife, at the tech premises. An investigation is being conducted into the matter.

In a tragic incident, an Himachal Pradesh-based air hostess died after falling from a building in Bengaluru's Kormangla region. The incident reported on March 13, following which the City police detained the victim's boyfriend. As per initial investigation, 28-year-old was found dead near a high-rise building and arrived in Bengaluru from Dubai, to meet her boyfriend. They had a fight, following which she allegedly fell from building.

Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhanth Kapoor has been released on station bail, confirmed police on June 14.  Kapoor was arrested from Bengaluru for allegedly ingesting narcotics at a party on June 12.  Police investigated a hotel on MG Road after receiving a tip and conducted a narcotics test on 35 suspected. Six samples, including Siddhanth, were found positive. Although released on bail, Siddhanth needs to appear before the court, when called.

In a shocking incident, two people burned to death and four suffered injuries due to a fire in a private apartment near Bengaluru's Devarachikkanahalli on September 21. According to the DGP & DG Fire & Emergency Services Karnataka, the fire tenders reached the spot at 4:55 PM and evacuated the entire apartment. The search operation is underway but preliminary evidence suggests that domestic gas leakage has caused the fire.