Landlord assaulted by tenant and his friends for asking rent!

rent

  A curious case of a landlord being beaten up by a tenant and his two friends for asking seven months of outstanding rent has come to light in Indiranagar. Udayashankar Setty owns a house in Indiranagar 1st stage. When the 57-year-old asked his tenant Sharad Jayaprakash to clear the seven-month outstanding rent for staying … Read more

Wife files complaint of cheating as husband secretly marries another person

cheating spouse

  A woman has filed a complaint with the Whitefield police station that her husband has cheated on her by secretly marrying another person. Thirty-five-year-old Parvati (name changed) says that Lakshmi Narayan (45 years) married her in 2003 and has a child through him. She alleges that since her marriage, her husband is abusing her … Read more

Newly-married woman alleges dowry harassment; husband fails to consummate marriage

dowry harassment

A case of dowry harassment is lodged by a 25-year-old Rajeshwari (name changed), a resident of Electronic City. While her bodily injuries are minor, her allegations are major as the cops have booked three people for violating the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 in addition to four provisions of the Indian Penal Code for criminal intimidation, … Read more

Traffic restrictions near Jayadeva flyover; demolition to begin from today

jayadeva flyover

  The Rs 21 crore Jayadeva flyover is being demolished from today to make way for the Metro line. Parking and traffic restrictions have already begun. Sources say that the demolition would take a month and will largely be done at night without the use of explosives. Trucks will be stationed to remove the debris … Read more

Hookah bar on Bannerghatta Road raided and fined Rs 2 lakh for operating illegally!

hookah bar

Brews N Bites, a hookah bar on Bannerghatta Road opposite Meenakshi mall, was raided by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Thursday. BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar tweeted that the hookah bar was raided for serving hookahs to underage patrons. “Materials and other hookah accessories were seized and a penalty of Rs 2 lakh was … Read more

How BBMP removes a black spot in double quick time!

blackspot removal

BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar has uploaded a video about how quickly his staff can turn around a garbage black spot. It’s worth a watch. Soon after posting this on Facebook, the civic agency chief received scores of responses from residents who wanted him to make over their streets as well. Posted Sushil Singh with a … Read more

Puma store manager cheats firm by illegally selling goods worth Rs 36 lakh

Puma factory outlet

  M Singh (30) who runs the Puma factory outlet in Doddakannelli on Sarjapur Road has complained that his store manager allegedly cheated him to the tune of Rs 36 lakh. The alleged fraud happened between November 21 and December 12, 2019, according to Singh, a resident of Indiranagar. The accused is Mansoor, a resident … Read more

Rs 1 lakh cheating case against travel firm for duping city resident

travel scam

  Ragini, a 36-year-old resident of Haralur near HSR Layout, has filed a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust against the proprietors of Tripwisers, a partner of Yatra travel portal. To book a holiday package to Thailand, Ragini apparently paid Rs 98839 through Google Pay to Tripwisers on October 19, 2019 as directed … Read more

Gail gas marker controversy: Officials say ‘human error, no scam’

Fake Gail Gas signboards

Days after we unearthed what appeared to be a scam of claiming to lay a pipeline when only the marker was placed, the Gail gas officials in HSR Layout say that it was a ‘human error’ due to a miscommunication between the engineers and the contractors when the markers were being erected many months ago. … Read more

New electronic beat system in Bangalore to make night police patrolling more efficient!

e-beat system

Deputy Commissioner of Police Isha Pant took to Twitter today to announce  the launch of a new e-beat system in South East division of the city. Created by a city firm, it is an Android app loaded on smartphones and tablets of constables and senior officials who can monitor their routes to ensure proper attendance, … Read more

Indiranagar residents want all illegal pubs to shut down or behave!

buffalo wild wings

Recently, Indiranagar’s 54th pub, Buffalo Wild Wings, came up in violation of the laws, and against the wishes of the residents. The inhabitants say that they are not resting until all the illegal pubs either vanish from their neighbourhood or comply with all the building bylaws, noise and excise norms, among others. More than a … Read more