Some have been cornered and robbed by gangs Delivery persons from Swiggy, Amazon and Dunzo are wary of going to the outskirts of Bengaluru in the dark fearing they will be robbed. Robberies are common in areas like Kengeri because they are dimly lit, thinly populated and have forest patches. “Usually, robbers come in gangs, […]
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Karnataka has a high number of crimes against SCs registered under SC/ST (Prevention of atrocities) Act, 1989. Karnataka registered an increase in crimes against the scheduled castes, shows the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2017, released last month. Crimes against SCs registered under IPC increased from 1,852 cases in 2015 to 1,869 in […]
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Most culprits are drug addicts who are in desperate need of money says Police. The number of chain snatching cases is down by 15% in Karnataka since 2017, according to police data show. But there are several settlements and villages on Bengaluru’s outskirts where robbers have a field day. Mani S, who lives near Devagere […]
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Most of these cases of pick pocketing have been filed in Bengaluru. More than 100 cases of cash theft have been registered all over Karnataka in the past two months. Pickpocket is a serious threat to the people residing in Bengaluru. Despite best efforts of police to stop them, people still fall victim to it. […]
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