Bangalore couple scammed senior citizen, con man in police custody for deceiving 18 NGOs. The Central Crime Branch’s (CCB) Cyber Police arrested a Bangalore couple accused of misleading senior citizens with fake assurances of renewing lapsed insurance policies. Udaya B and his wife, Tirtha Gowda, formerly worked in insurance companies. Operating out of a call […]
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Over 1,018 cases under sexual violence out of which over 600 cases still pending. Crime Review and Performance of Units under Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) projects, shows that there are over 400 teenage molestation cases in a month in the city. “Cases regarding sexual violence has significantly increased in the last […]
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In 2023, the number of reported cases of elder abuse increased to 580 in Bangalore compared to 229 cases in 2022. Bengaluru: Elder abuse cases in Bangalore have seen an 86 percent increase since last year, according to data from the Nightingales Medical Trust. As of October 2023, 580 cases of elder abuse have been […]
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The cases of sexual harassment on the streets have seen an increase of 93 percent since 2022. Cases of sexual harassment on the streets in Karnataka have increased from 2022, statistics from Karnataka State Police show. The number of cases registered across the state has gone up by 93 percent from last year. The most […]
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Conviction rate under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act decreased to 2.7 percent and getting justice remains a draconian task for the community, say lawyers. The average number of crimes against Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) in 2023 increased in Bengaluru and Karnataka according to data provided by the Bengaluru City Police, and Karnataka State […]
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Officials and experts agree that curbing such crimes in the city requires a collaborative effort between the authorities and citizens. Recent Karnataka State Police data revealed a 27 percent increase in theft incidents in the city over the previous years. As of August 2023, around 6,800 incidents of theft have already been reported, with 1,230 […]
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The price of a loader, used to inject malware into an app ranges from $2,000 to $20,000 on dark web. Cyber criminals are negotiating prices on illegal markets, like the dark web for Google Play Loaders – programs used to inject malicious or unwanted codes into an application, shows a research by Kaspersky, a Russian […]
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Self-proclaimed cow activist to be brought back from Rajasthan tomorrow, the police said. Puneeth Kerehalli and his associates are yet to be brought back from Rajasthan as the police do not yet have travelling tickets to reach Ramnagara. Karthik Reddy, Superintendent of Police of Ramanagara said ,“He(Puneeth Kerehalli) still has not been brought back because […]
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CCRB ACP says Bengaluru’s lack of officers in general and not just women officials is the city’s main problem. Bengaluru has only 14.62 percent of women police officers despite Karnataka topping (LINK of the report) the states on delivery of justice in India. This means there are only around 2,000 women officers of the 17,000 […]
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AAP threatens to stage a protest if culprits are not brought to justice. A controversy has erupted in Karnataka state following allegations of a lynching incident that took place in Ramanagara. MG Mahesh spokesperson of the ruling party has called the entire incident a “politically motivated act” by other parties to create unrest in the […]
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