Crime

Crime rate in IT corridor highest in Whitefield, followed by Koramangala & HSR Layout!

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With the dawn of 2020, it is time to look at the crime rate last year. We analysed five police stations in the IT corridor, and found the highest incidence of crime recorded in Whitefield followed distantly by Koramangala and HSR Layout. Bellandur and Electronic City made up the tail end. However, one has to … Read more

Cyber crimes doubled in Bangalore in 2019 compared to 2018!

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cybercrime police station

Cyber crimes rose by 100 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year. While there were 5036 incidents in 2018, there were 9999 incidents reported in 2019. There could have been more, but the cyber crime station shut because its software was not able to process complaints that were more than four digits. Finally, it … Read more

Electronic goods stolen due to negligence of residents in Indiranagar, Bellandur & HSR Layout!

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laptop thefts

Thieves of electronic goods like laptops and phones have struck no matter where you keep them, at home or inside your car. And jurisdiction is no bar. Recent thefts have occurred in Bellandur, HSR Layout and Indiranagar. However, these have happened not because the thieves broke into houses, but due to the negligence of the … Read more

Two persons dupe a Whitefield resident of Rs 88,000 on the pretext of selling a scooter on OLX!

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Two persons dupe a Whitefield resident of Rs 88,000 on the pretext of selling a scooter on OLX! 1

  Imran, a 23-year-old resident of Whitefield, has complained to the cops that he was duped by two persons posing as sellers of an Activa scooter on OLX. The incident occurred on November 30, 2019 when he found their advertisement on the online website. Claiming to be Sanjay Singh and KD, they allegedly asked Imran … Read more

After Indiranagar, drug addicts arrested in Koramangala

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In three separate incidents since December 13, three drug addicts were arrested in Koramangala. This follows a similar arrest in Indiranagar more than a month ago. KORAMANGALAOn December 20, the cops arrested Ravikumar. The 28-year-old accused was caught near Corporation bank on Audugodi Main Road in Koramangala 8th Block at 11pm. The cops were tipped … Read more

Dance floor breaks at Hoot pub on Sarjapur Road; person hospitalised for last 10 days

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On the night of December 14 at around 8pm, 25-year-old BTM Layout resident Prashant Sachan injured his right hand and palm when he was allowed to dance on the glass floor at Hoot Cafe and Brewery on Sarjapur Road. An FIR (First Information Report) is filed against the owner and manager of Hoot and the … Read more

Youngster tweets, resolves a problem and makes Rs 500!

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Arun Bothra

Dipika Bajpai, the award-winning and dynamic former Deputy Conservator of Forests in Bangalore, praised a middleman the other day. Actually, it was a boy. She was reacting to an impressive story shared by Bhubaneshwar IPS officer Arun Bothra who summed up the tale by saying, “We are a nation of middlemen.” And Dipika responded with: “What a novel and nobel way of employment.”

Why are these civil servants so impressed with the boy, you ask? According to Bothra, this youngster apparently helped a senior citizen’s legal issue by tweeting about it to the cops. After looking at the grouse on Twitter, Bothra apparently invited the harassed citizen to his office, and resolved the issue. But what surprised him most was the passing remark by the elderly gentleman. “While leaving he told that a young boy in his area tweets for others. Charges Rs. 500/- for every resolved issue,” tweeted Bothra.

Clearly, where there is an opportunity, there is money to be made. The tweet received over 238 comments, was retweeted over 600 times and registered over 2500 likes.

However, Bothra did clarify that only 5-10% of complaints are resolved through Twitter. The rest is through the respective police stations.

Here are some of the best comments on Twitter about this boy’s side venture:

Aishwarya P: On a positive side, we can appreciate the boy for using his skill and time to earn money and also enabling others to solve their issues. After all, what he is rendering is also a service. I believe he is much better than those who depend on parents or govt for money.

Sitanshu Mahapatra: The Boy is the Entrepreneur of the Year👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾

Sandip: Is he mentioned anywhere that he is doing social service? If not, then he is doing nothing wrong. You must have heard the dialogue “if you are good at something never do it for free”.

Arun Chopra: He’s making money out of his education while doing social service, better than selling pakoras.

C J Karira: He saw a business opportunity! Fifty years ago, letter writers sitting outside GPOs did a similar job… only difference is that paper sheet has become smartphone and pen the finger.

Syeda Sabaun Noor: Wow!!! This thing is making us less of a community… Everyone is doing a side business.. sad.

Jay Jagdev: These jobs carry more respectable names like Advisor, Consultants…

HSR Layout’s most accident-prone roads!

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HSR Layout's most accident-prone roads! 2
Most accident-prone roads border HSR Layout

Most accident-prone roads of HSR Layout. Well, actually, most happen to be junctions as people from different ends are always in a hurry to get from Point A to Point B. The result is an unfortunate accident. Which is why, a former traffic inspector in HSR Layout prevented these frequent head-on and side collisions by creating deviations.

We are talking about three killer junctions: The 17th Cross-24th main junction, 22nd Cross-19th Main junction and the 17th Cross-19th Main junction. Some residents loved the idea and the others didn’t. Some riders, allegedly under the influence of some stimulant broke the median several times at Nandini Cooljoint junction (which itself is illegal, by the way). Most of these run-ins happened late into the night. To cut a long story short, the deviations remained, and have been so for over a year now. Unfortunately, there are people who violate the one-way rules, but most behave because they can’t get into one-ways when there is oncoming traffic.

Have the number of accidents come down because of this? Yes, definitely, atleast at these junctions. But elsewhere, the killers are still free. And they happen to be motorcycle users, bus drivers, auto drivers and the very famous water tanker drivers.

The other killer roads/junctions are as follows:

9th Main-Outer Ring Road (ORR) Junction

The other day, a biker injured a pedestrian who was trying to crossover from the HSR side of ORR to the other. The way to cross any busy road is actually simple, but people either lack patience or don’t know how signals work. You just have to wait till the vehicle users are almost nil on either side before you cross the road. Does this really happen? Yes, it does. When the signals go red on either side. Just try it the next time you are crossing any road, big or small. Just don’t try to squeeze through vehicles because someone behind such vehicles might not see you suddenly coming into view and hitting you head-on. Crossing here is still a nightmare for some, and therefore, a skywalk was being constructed before the IMA scam surfaced and the work is back to square one. The reasoning? IMA was the major sponsor of the skywalk. Who should answer to this? Both the MLAs: Ramalinga Reddy of BTM constituency because one side of the road belongs to him, and he inaugurated the skywalk. Sathish Reddy of Bommanahalli constituency as the other side of the road belongs to him, and he inaugurated the skywalk before R Reddy.

5th Main-ORR Junction

Be very careful out here, whether you are a pedestrian or a two-wheeler rider. Many accidents have taken place at this junction and near this junction. People have been injured grievously and some have even died due to collisions both from front and back.

ORR-BMTC Bus Depot Junction

Many accidents have happened here, on both sides of ORR. The other day, a speeding BMTC bus hit a rider from behind and caused him severe head injuries. Many have died on their way to the hospitals after an accident at this junction.

19th Main-ORR Petrol Bunk Junction

The other day, a bike rider was hit by a rash auto driver when he turned the wrong way without warning. Some time ago, one elderly bus passenger died at this junction on ORR when the BMTC bus driver hit the breaks and caused her to lunge forward. Her chest had hit the metal bar in front of her as she was suddenly pushed forward due to inertia.

5th Main-17th Cross Junction

Many accidents have occurred when fast moving vehicles try to get on from both sides of this road. Though most of the injuries were not grievous, this is yet another junction that both riders and pedestrians should be careful about.

What Should You Do To Avoid Becoming A Statistic?

  • The cops suggest that the pedestrians should try and use as much of the footpaths as possible.
  • And when there are no footpaths, they should stick to the edge of the road. Importantly, always walk on the right side of a busy road, so you can see oncoming traffic. If you are a rider, always go slow at any junction. Think there are speeding vehicles coming from all sides at the junction. Slow down, it will save your life and your parents will bless us for saving your life with just this one tip.
  • Many on ORR have happened at late nights and early mornings. This is the time when people ride rashly. Some are drunk drivers and some are half-asleep. Therefore, whenever you step out to walk, jog or ride and drive, watch every direction before crossing the junction. No traffic does not mean a speeding rash driver will not make a sudden appearance.

 

 

 

 

 

Woman loses Rs 2.6 lakh gold chain to bike-borne thieves in Sector 5

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Woman loses Rs 2.6 lakh gold chain to bike-borne thieves in Sector 5 3
File photo of a CCTV grab involving chain snatchers


Despite repeated police and media warnings, some people are still falling prey to thieves every other day. Either the women are completely unaware that there are chain snatchers around or they believe that such incidents happen only to others, not them.

This chain snatching incident occurred on October 17 at around 8.15pm near Swathi restaurant, opposite Elm montessori school in Sector 5. Sixty-year-old Molly Mathew finished her work at a gift shop in Bellandur, hopped on to a bus and got down at HSR Layout BDA Complex flyover. While she was walking towards her home in Venkatapura, two bike-borne thieves on a black pulsar snatched her 64-gram gold chain. The chain is valued at Rs 2.6 lakh.

The issue is not really about the precious ornament; it’s about human lives. The other day, in another part of the country, a woman walking on a busy road was dragged on to the busy road when two bike-borne thieves pulled her gold chain. She was run over by the vehicles coming from behind her.

In this case, the cops have registered a case of robbery that carries a jail term of up to ten years and may also be fined. The police officials request the residents to stop wearing precious jewellery or hiding them from common view. They can always wear fake mangalsutras, and we know so many women who do. And always try to use the footpaths, or stay close to them when you are walking on roads to avoid a mishap.

Mother files police case against son for assaulting her and misusing husband’s retirement money

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Mother files police case against son for assaulting her and misusing husband's retirement money 4

Fifty-nine-year-old Nirmala, a resident of Sector 2, has alleged that when her husband Satyameshan retired in 2015, her son Nitin and his wife Keerti took the lumpsum retirement money and promised to look after them. However, the couple allegedly spent all the money and didn’t keep up their promise.

With a monthly pension of Rs 30,000, the couple is not able to pay for the house rent and the medical expenses. When Nirmala asked her son to give their money back or help them in their hour of need, he allegedly pushed her, mouthed expletives and threatened her with life.

Taking cognisance of his actions, Nirmala lodged a complaint with the HSR Layout police on October 21, 2019. She wants the cops to give them protection and also get their money back from their son. The cops have charged the son and daughter-in-law for intentional insult, criminal intimidation, voluntarily causing hurt, and assaulting a woman.

Pharmacy and home looted in Sector 2, gold stolen in Sector 5

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Pharmacy and home looted in Sector 2, gold stolen in Sector 5 5

 

Burglaries have reared their heads again in HSR Layout. On the night of September 2, a pharmacy in Sector 2 was burgled. According to Sourav Mewara (22) who works at a pharmacy on 27th Main in Sector 2, the theft occurred after he shuttered the shop at 10.40pm on September 1, 2019.

When Sourav came back at 9am the next day, he noticed that someone had broken the shutter lock and stolen Rs 1.1 lakh cash kept inside the drawer of the pharmacy.

Gold burglaries
Rupa, a resident of 24th Main, left home at 1030am on August 29. When she returned on September 2 at 5.30am, she found that the main door was broken. In the pooja room, Rs 500 cash and Rs 3.5 lakh worth gold items were stolen.

A week earlier, on August 24, Anu Sinha and her husband Madhu ND, left their home in Sector 5 at 11am. They had locked their house to visit their native place in Chikmagalur. Anu asked her brother Dr Aman Sinha to keep a watch on her house while they were gone. On August 25 at 10.30pm, Dr Aman visits the house only to realise that someone had entered the house from the balcony door of the first floor house. They had allegedly broken the bedroom door and made away with gold jewellery.

In all the cases above, the HSR Layout cops have registered a case of theft (IPC 380), house-trespass (IPC 454) and house-breaking (IPC 457).

The cops advise that cash and expensive items should be kept in bank lockers to avoid these situations. In addition, installing CCTVs, motion-activated sensors and informing your neighbours to remain vigilant can help.

Builder flouts joint venture agreement and threatens victim

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Builder flouts joint venture agreement and threatens victim 6

Businessman AK Balaji (48) and Amrutakala G Pai (47), both residents of Hosapalya, have accused Ramesh Babu (68) and seven other unknown persons for cheating and threatening them. All the accused are residents of JP Nagar.

Apparently, Balaji signed a joint development agreement with Lepakshi Construction Corporation over his 75×120 feet land in Ellukunte village in 2004. According to the agreement, the builder was supposed to build a gated community in two years and give away 30% of the area to the site owner. However, even after two years, the builder did not build any structure and neither did he give away plots to the owner.

The site owner filed a petition in the court over this matter. Not able to digest this, builder Ramesh Babu allegedly took Balaji on a site visit to the contested area and threatened him with dire consequences if Balaji does not withdraw the court case. Ramesh allegedly surrounded Balaji with 6-7 other people, mouthed expletives and hit him with his hand.

On September 9, 2019, the HSR Layout cops registered a case of criminal intimidation (IPC 506), intentional insult (IPC 504), wrongful restraint (IPC 341), voluntarily causing hurt (IPC 323) and unlawful assembly (IPC 149).