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Woman Arrested for Smuggling Drugs and SIM Cards into Bengaluru Prison

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Bengaluru, March 31 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman, identified as Rithika Rai, was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle SIM cards and narcotic substances into the Central Prison in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday.According to officials, the incident occurred on March 26 at around 4 PM in the General Interview Section of the prison, where visitors are routinely screened before meeting inmates. Rithika had obtained a visitor pass to meet an undertrial prisoner, Farhan Khan.During a security …

ED Files Charge Sheet in Gold Smuggling Case Against Kannada Actress Ranya Rao

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Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has submitted a charge sheet in connection with the gold smuggling case against Kannada actress Harshavardini Ranya alias Ranya Rao and others on Wednesday before a special PMLA court here, an agency statement said on Wednesday.”Headquarters Investigation Unit-II (HIU-II), New Delhi, has filed a Prosecution Complaint (charge sheet) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the Special Court for…

Karnataka High Court Limits Home Food Facility for Darshan’s Partner and Other Accused

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Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court, on Tuesday, passed an order curtailing the home food facility granted by a lower court to Pavithra Gowda, the partner of jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, and other accused persons. The other accused, Laxman and Nagaraj, have also been denied the home food facility.The order was passed by a bench led by Justice M. Nagaprasanna. Pavithra Gowda is currently lodged with the Bengaluru Central Prison.Earlier, the lower court had permitted Pavithra Go…

Wife of Jailed Kannada Superstar Darshan Files Complaint Against Social Media Abuse

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Bengaluru, Dec 24 (IANS) Vijayalaxmi, wife of jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, on Wednesday filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station against several social media accounts for posting abusive comments against her.She submitted a complaint along with photographs against 15 Instagram IDs and more than 150 offensive comments. After lodging the complaint, Vijayalaxmi left the premises without responding to the media.She also filed a complaint at the Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s office,…