Crime

College principal tweets to CM about eve teasing outside HSR schools

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Thirumalesha Krishnappa, the principal of SVR PU College in Samasandrapalya, Sector 2, HSR Layout, is capturing the faces of eve teasers outside his school and regularly tweeting to the city police, Deputy CM and CM. Here is one such instance captured on October 9 at 4pm.
 
 
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“Eve teasing is a great threat to the student community in Somasundrapalya and HSR Layout schools and colleges,” he tweets. “We request Hoysala to do rounds around 4 pm near all the schools in these areas.”
 
Speaking to Residents Watch, Krishnappa said, “The cops promised that they would patrol the area. In any case, whenever I see any suspicious activity, I take photos with the vehicle number and upload them on Twitter. These are traders in the area who are indulging in eve teasing. It happens once or twice a week.”

 

Cybercrimes: How not to be conned!

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The cybercrime police station in Bangalore has received an average of 13 online fraud cases a day this year. Here are the most common scenarios they have come across, so you can stay alert, vigilant and prepared for such eventualities. And yes, please forward this to as many people you know. You could be saving … Read more

Swift action by HSR cops: Robbers caught within a week

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Swift action by HSR cops: Robbers caught within a week 5

Swift action by HSR cops: Robbers caught within a week 6

On September 18, 2018, at around 11.20pm, two people on a bike robbed petrol bunk owner Satyanarayana on 24th Main, 15th B Cross, Sector 1. According to HSR police, the robbers pushed him away, and snatched his bag from the car containing Rs 5.71 lakh in cash and other important documents. Within a week after the case was filed at the HSR police station, inspector DR Nagaraj’s team has impressed everyone with their swift action by apprehending the alleged robbers.


The finger of suspicion rested on the petrol bunk owner’s 32-year-old driver P Dinesh, a native of Mysore. When the cops interrogated him, the truth was out and he admitted to the crime, according to the cops. Dinesh has allegedly said that he brought his accomplices KC Sachin (26 years) and Shreyas (22 years) from Mysore to commit the robbery. The cops have seized Rs 3.1 lakh cash, three mobile phones, one watch and one Bajaj Pulsar bike (KA55-X7888).


The cops involved in this investigation who need to be lauded for their good work include Sub Inspectors Paul Priyakumar and GK Ravi; Assistant Sub Inspector Shivanna, and Head Constables Nagabhushan Gowda, Mallappa Valaki, and constables Umesh, Lakshman Pawar, Bojhraj and Shivanand. We congratulate all the cops for acting swiftly on the case.

Man flashes in front of housewife and scoots away in Sector 1

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A housewife who came out on the road to talk to a friend on phone due to poor signal reception was flashed by a stranger on a two wheeler this afternoon. Not just that, he also stroked himself when he saw that no one was around to catch him in the act. Thankfully, the offender’s face was captured on a CCTV shown below.
 
 
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Man flashes in front of housewife and scoots away in Sector 1 8
 
 
This incident happened on 12th Cross in Sector 1. When the husband rushed out to nab the culprit, he had made good his escape. Thankfully, his neighbour had installed CCTVs, so he took his help to nail the rogue. While the vehicle number wasn’t identifiable, his face was more visible from the side as shown above. “One building didn’t have the CCTV, so the act was not captured on video,” the husband of the shocked housewife told Residents Watch.
 
Here is what he has shared with this news channel, so the residents can be on the alert for this man who is going around the area “looking for women who are alone at home during the afternoons”.
 
Recalling the horrifying experience, the husband shared the story as follows: “In front of our house, around 2:30pm, one guy who looks like a delivery boy misbehaved with my wife. She was on call with her friend near the gate because of poor signal inside the house. This stranger came on a bike and stopped in front of her on the road, took a look everywhere nearby to make sure nobody was watching. And he shagged his tool in front of her. She called me about this horror while I was inside the home. By the time, I came out, he had escaped.”
 
THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND EXHIBITIONISM
Power, control, and a pathological desire to elicit fear all play into why a man might engage in exhibitionism, says this article by NBC News. It goes on to say that “exhibitionism is not about sex. It’s about purposely provoking shock and fear in a female.”

 

BEWARE: A cycle theft captured on CCTVs in HSR

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Here is a CCTV footage shared by Youtuber Arun Kumar on September 17, 2018. Split into three parts from three different cameras and viewpoints in some part of HSR Layout, Arun claims that the captured visuals show how the thief in the blue shirt (which you will see in part 3) stole the cycle and makes his getaway in an auto without a number plate.
 
In Part 2, his face is clearly visible too. Within 20 minutes, he is able to steal the cycles. He uses a unique cutting tool to steal the costly cycles parked inside an office compound between 4am and 4.30am in the wee hours of Friday, six months ago.
 
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ALERT: Thieves of shoes and clothes caught on camera in Sector 2!

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Murali Dhruva Tejomaya, a student and HSR resident has uploaded a video that captures thieves of clothes in Sector 2. “It is high time we start taking our home security to the next level,” he says. “This video clip and this shows two guys robbing clothes from my house and a few other houses on 25th B Cross on 24th Main.”
 
 
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At 4am on September 9th, shoes were stolen from 23rd Cross, 28th Main in Sector 2. Watching this video, resident Suresh Kumar was shocked to see that “they are too casual on their job”. Ranganath Shetty was so concerned that he has tagged MLA Sathish Reddy on Facebook and said, “Need your kind attention, sir. This has been happening for the last many days. No one is taking responsibility in solving this problem, which is creating a lot of tension. Please help.”
 
 
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House damaged in Agara during excavation work by central govt

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Two bedrooms have developed cracks and the the foundation has come unhinged during excavation work on an empty plot behind a petrol bunk in Agara. The house owner is demanding the engineers to fix his house damaged by their unthinking act and has lodged a police complaint at the HSR police station. While this incident occurred about ten days ago, yesterday the petrol bunk’s underground storage tank was affected too. They were told to empty the tank in case of any mishap.
 
 
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Surprisingly, the offending party happens to be the Ministry of Earth Science, a government of India initiative that is supposedly building their head quarters out here. Speaking to Residents Watch, the house owner and victim of this development, Kumaresh N (38) said, “We had to evacuate from the house ten days ago because of this and have lodged a police complaint but not an FIR, but the HSR inspector has promised all help.”
 
Kumaresh runs a travel and tours business for the last three decades and built this house about 15 years ago. “It’s a sheet house but has a strong cement foundation with one feet thick walls.”

 

Community policing has stopped in HSR Layout!

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The community policing initiative at HSR police station is no longer being done. The contract with Janaagraha, an NGO, that was enabling this initiative with the the cops has expired. However, the community policing will restart once the community liaison officers (CLO), the rank of Assistant Sub Inspector, are identified at the police station.
 
 
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Fifteen children who lived in HSR Layout were enrolled into schools due to the efforts of HSR Layout Community Policing Team in June 2017. PIc: Janaagraha
 
Janaagraha began this initiative five years ago and was operational in around 20 police stations. The HSR wing was close to two years old before it was stopped in January 2018. Today, Janagraha’s initiative is still operational but only in two stations. “Now, the police are going to carry on with community policing by themselves in a couple of months,” informed Deepak Nayak, manager, community policing, Janaagraha. “We are there as their knowledge partners only.”
 
HSR field associate Kiran for Janaagraha was moved out in December 2017 itself. “The CLO nomination process is going on,” said Nayak. “After that, Dr SP Ganesh (retired DG & IGP, Karnataka) is going to train the CLOs who will run community policing in their respective stations.”
 
The entire exercise will be spearheaded by Nanjundaswamy, the Additional Commissioner of Police, who will also be the nodal officer for community policing in Bengaluru.
 
LOOKING FOR MORE DETAILS?
If you want to know what community policing is all about and how citizens can help and what they can do, read this previous story on community policing done by Residents Watch.

 

Accident at 22nd Cross-17th Main; most mishap-prone, say residents

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Sector 3 resident Karunaprasad Kanavi was witness to an accident this afternoon involving three cars on 22nd Cross right in front of the house where he stays. This mishap happened before the showers inundated HSR Layout. Thankfully, no one was grievously injured in the accident.
 
“At this same spot, there was an accident on the first day of Ganesha festival in 2016, resulting in the instant death of a motorcyclist,” he told Residents Watch. “The residents have been asking for a scientific road hump on both the sides of 22nd cross and 17th Main junction for a long time in addition to a ‘no parking’ zone near the junction on all the sides.”
 
‘ONE OF THE MOST ACCIDENT-PRONE JUNCTIONS IN HSR’
The many reasons for this junction becoming accident-prone could be many. Says Kanavi: “It might be rash driving and speed. No one follows the ‘stop & proceed’ rule at this junction. There is no such thing like giving way to the vehicles. The drivers just want to proceed straight first and then take a turn. Therefore, road humps on both sides of the junction are required to reduce the speed at this accident-prone spot. It is a complete 90-degree turn (both left & right) for the vehicle users coming on 17th Main and joining the 22nd Cross. It is a partially blind curve and further compounded by the parked cars on all the three sides near the junction. It becomes quite narrow for the buses and trucks. Taking a turn for them is a nightmare here.”
 
We hope the traffic police take note of this and do the needful.
 
 
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The accident on 22nd Cross
 
 
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Scooter cruising like a speed boat, says Kanavi about this scene outside his house on 22nd Cross
 
 
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2016 Ganesha season – Spot death of a motor cyclist
 
 
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Cops visit after an accident at the same spot in 2014
 
 
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Minor accident in 2015

 

SBI on do’s and don’ts of banking transactions

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The other day, we received this release from the State Bank of India branch of HSR Layout. Please do note each of the following tips to safeguard your life’s earnings. Forewarned is forearmed.
Do’s and Don’ts of ATM transactions
Do’s
  • Conduct your ATM transactions in complete privacy, never let anyone see you entering your Personal Identification Number (ATM Password)
  • After completion of transaction ensure that welcome screen is displayed on ATM screen
  • Ensure your current mobile number is registered with the bank so that you can get alerts for all your transactions
  • Beware of suspicious movements of people around the ATM or strangers trying to engage you in conversation
  • Look for extra devices attached to the ATMs that looks suspicious
  • Inform the bank if the ATM/Debit card is lost or stolen, immediately, report if any unauthorised transaction
  • Check the transaction alert SMSs and bank statements regularly
  • If cash is not dispensed the ATM does not display “cash out” please report to the Bank on the number mentioned in the Notice Board
  • Immediately check your phone for SMS for debit amount
Don’ts
  • Do not write your PIN on the card, memorise your PIN number
  • Do not take help from strangers or handover your card to anyone for using it
  • Do not disclose your PIN to anyone, including bank employees and family members
  • Do not allow the card to go of your sight when you are making a payment
  • Avoid speaking on the mobile phone while you are transacting