Latest Criminal Investigation Department (CID) News & Updates

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) The Special Court for MLAs and MPs in Bengaluru on Monday remanded 26 arrested people to judicial custody in connection with the Congress shootout case. Those remanded include Gurucharan Singh, the private gunman of Satish Reddy, an aide of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy, who is facing murder charges in the case.The accused were brought to Bengaluru from Ballari by the Karnataka Police and produced before the court. The police stated that they may seek custody of the accu…

Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) The police in Karnataka have arrested a gunman linked to an aide of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy in connection with the shootout in which a Congress party worker was killed, an official said on Sunday.The development is likely to trigger major controversy, as the firing occurred during a clash over a banner installation issue between supporters of MLA Bharat Reddy and mining baron and BJP MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy.Police confirmed that they have arrested Gurucharan Sing…

Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Commenting on the recent honour killing case reported from Hubballi, in which a father hacked his pregnant daughter to death for marrying a Dalit man, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara stated that more than laws, there is a need to create awareness among the people.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Thursday, Parameshwara said, “We are living in a modern world. Society must change. Inter-caste marriages are not new. Hundreds of years ago, Basavanna had conducte…

Bengaluru, Dec 31 (IANS) Justice Michael D’Cunha, who conducted an inquiry into deaths during the COVID-19 period and alleged irregularities in the procurement of medical equipment, submitted his final report to the Karnataka government on Wednesday and urged that its findings be made public. Retired Justice Cunha, who headed the Commission of Inquiry on Medical Procurement and COVID-19 deaths, submitted the report to Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh in the presence of Chief Minister Siddarama…

Bengaluru, Dec 24 (IANS) Karnataka Police on Wednesday continued their hunt for former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Byrathi Basavaraj in connection with a rowdy-sheeter murder case. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has issued a lookout notice against him. Reacting to the development, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that legal action would be initiated in the case.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara, while responding to a question on the issuance of a l…