Crime news

Jagalur police arrested two men from Andhra Pradesh who were allegedly associated with an interstate theft gang. The arrests were connected to the theft of a gold chain from a shopkeeper in Kamandalagondi village. Police said the suspects had approached the shop pretending to be customers before allegedly stealing the jewellery and escaping on a motorcycle. After an investigation, officers recovered a 42-gram gold chain valued at approximately ₹4 lakh. Police were also examining whether the suspects were connected to similar offences in Karnataka and neighbouring states.

The Second Additional District and Sessions Court in Davanagere sentenced a man from Nerlige village to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murdering his mother. According to the prosecution, repeated disputes had taken place over the transfer of family land. During an argument in October 2023, the accused attacked his mother with a roof tile, causing fatal injuries. After reviewing the evidence presented by Mayakonda police and the prosecution, the court convicted him and also imposed a ₹3 lakh fine, with ₹2.5 lakh directed as compensation to the victim’s family.

Police arrested three men after a woman travelling with her husband on a motorcycle was allegedly targeted near Hirevuda village in Channagiri taluk. The suspects reportedly warned the couple that the woman’s sari might get caught in the motorcycle wheel, causing them to stop. They then allegedly snatched her 45-gram gold mangalsutra and fled. One suspect was caught with the help of villagers, while police later arrested the remaining accused and recovered the jewellery, valued at around ₹3 lakh.

Jagalur police arrested three people in connection with the killing of a 37-year-old man from Donehalli Hosur village. According to the investigation, the victim’s wife and her alleged lover are accused of arranging the murder by promising ₹2 lakh to others involved in the crime. Police said the victim was taken away in a car after being told that arrangements would be made for a loan, after which he was allegedly killed. Technical evidence and questioning helped police uncover the case. Police were continuing efforts to trace two more suspects.