Udupi, June 8: Thieves broke into a house at Barkur village near Brahmavar in Udupi district and decamped with gold ornaments.
According to the police, thieves broke into the house of D.K. Badeger at Kaveri Bai Compound near National Pre-University College at Barkur between 1 p.m. on June 4 and 9 a.m. on June 7.
The value of stolen items has been estimated at Rs. 3.5 lakh.
Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.
Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.
The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.
The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.
The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.
The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.
Belagavi, Jan 19: Miscreants have murdered a couple and their son at Dodwad Village, about 50 km from here, in the wee hours on Sunday.
The victims were identified as Shvananda Basavanthappa Andanashetty, his wife Shanthavva and their son Vinod.
Senior Police officials visited the spot and a case was registered at Dodwad Police Station.
Jan 17: Police have busted a "high- profile" sex racket operating in a three-star hotel in suburban Andheri and arrested a 29-year-old woman and rescued three female artists, including a minor, an official said on Thursday.
The Social Service (SS) branch of the city police conducted the raid at the hotel at Andheri East on Thursday, the official said.
"During the raid, three females, including a minor, were found to have been forced into prostitution. They were rescued and a woman, identified as Priya Sharma, who was operating the racket, was arrested," he said.
"Sharma was running tours and travel agency in Kandivali East. However, she was involved in immoral activities," senior inspector of SS branch, Sandesh Revale, said.
While one of the rescued is a woman actor and singer, who has worked in 'Savdhaan India' TV crime show, he said, another one has worked in a Marathi movie and serials.
The minor has worked in a web series, Revale added.
The offence was being registered against Sharma, he said.
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