Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday vowed to apprehend those responsible for the gruesome murder of a 29-year-old woman here, as soon as possible.

Thieves broke into the residence of Venugopal, owner of the Vasavamba clothing and jewelry mortgage shop, stealing approximately 4 kg of gold jewelry and Rs 5 lakh in cash. The incident occurred on Sunday night on Rajkumar Main Road.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda stated on Monday that they have identified the prime suspect in the murder of a 29-year-old woman, Mahalakshmi, whose dismembered body was found stored in a refrigerator at her rented house in Vinayaka Nagar, Vyalikaval.

'Seizing' Raja, a proclaimed offender who was arrested from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, was shot dead here on Monday after he attempted to flee from custody by opening fire on them, police said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot is writing letters seeking reports on "trivial matters", and the state government was examining them.

Amid the ongoing controversy over Tirupati laddu, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare on Monday said her department will consider additional measures to monitor ghee quality in the market only after receiving the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) report.

Former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Monday said that he and nephew Ajit Pawar are together as a family, but made it clear that the latter was heading a different political party.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that the Congress would put pressure on the Centre if it failed to restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood after completion of the assembly elections.