By Qamar ZJ Mobile phone snatching is more common than two wheeler thefts today. They are relatively effortless to do than vehicles. One such mobile phone snatching was caught by CCTV cameras in Sector 2, HSR Layout. The video has gone viral… click the image above. Stolen phone traced to SP Road Victims of smartphone … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Scamsters are getting brainier by the day and using names of well-established firms like IndiGo to defraud citizens. You can’t argue with the cheats as they have answers to every question you throw at them. The only way to smell a rat is when someone asks you for money before delivering … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Whitefield tops the number of crimes recorded this year in the IT corridor. This neighbourhood is followed by Bellandur, Koramangala, HSR Layout, and Electronic City in that order. Compared to the crime trend in all of 2019, the biggest difference is that Bellandur has climbed up in the rankings. Last year, … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Ever since the Right to Information (RTI) cell shut down at the BBMP and BDA headquarters in 2017, RTI activists are rooting for its return. One such prominent person is COVID-19 affected Ravindra Nath Guru, a 76-year-old who is filing RTIs for the last 15 years. “COVID-19 has put a halt … Read more
By Qamar ZJ Despite a public notice three years ago by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the mobile tower scams are still quite common across India. Therefore, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has again begun an SMS campaign to educate people that either the DoT or the TRAI does not give a ‘no objection … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Beware of the WhatsApp chain link scam. It appears to be a helpful message of how you can win money, gifts, and rewards for just clicking on a link. However, when you do that, what really happens is a game of data harvesting, and generating traffic to a website that does … Read more
By Ritika Srivatsan On September 6, huge crowds gathered for hours on 27th Main, near HSR Layout Police Station to participate in the much-anticipated two-wheeler auction. While the police took the bids for the abandoned vehicles, the teeming onlookers violated social distancing norms, and risked everybody. The police were unable to manage despite being present … Read more
In the time of Corona, trends are a fascinating feature that define society. Here is what is happening in Bangalore ever since the lockdown three weeks ago. There are lessons to be learnt, and future alignments to be made. Above all, compassion and secularism is something we should all practice for a better future. … Read more
While the cops are busy enforcing curfew and feeding the poor, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) is engaged in weeding out fake products in the city. From fake sanitisers, masks and forehead thermometers to online gamblers, the cops are busy as ever. Only yesterday, CCB seized 1500 litres of highly inflammable chemicals like Isoprophyl alcohol … Read more
The Bangalore police is hunting down people violating the home quarantine rules to combat COVID-19. Such persons can be put behind bars for six months or pay a hefty fine or both. While some residents feel that the stamp could be hidden by gloves, the others recommend the Singapore model of contact tracing using GPS … Read more
A restaurant in Indiranagar gets fined for using flex; food delivery boy loses scooter; laptop/smartphone lost due to negligence and a drug user is arrested for violating the narcotics act.
QR code scams have risen in Bangalore and this case in Whitefield is the latest.