Mumbai: Mangaluru Police arrests man who was on run from 16 years
Accused is brother of Chota Rajan's associate
Mangaluru: The Bajpe police were successful in arresting the accused - who had gone into hiding for the last 16 years - in Mumbai.
He was accused in a case of assault and issuing life threats that occurred in Permude village.
Chandrakant Poojary aka Annu (55), who is originally from Mulki but was living in Mumbai’s Saki Naka has been identified as the accused.
Case Details: The accused had illegally entered the house of Vishwanath Amin on the night of January 10, 2005, in the village of Permude in Bajpe jurisdiction. At the time, the homeowners were unabashedly abused and severely assaulted with a bottle. The accused has also issued threats to harm the victim’s life, it is learned. A case had been registered at the Bajpe Police Station.
The PSI of that time, Dharmendra had led the investigation into the case and arrested one of the accused named Yogesh. However, Chandrakant had escaped arrest and gone into hiding.
The police reportedly made headway in the case when they got information that Chandrakant, the accused in the Long Pending Case, is in Mumbai. The police tracked the information and found that the accused had changed his identity and was working as a Vegetable vendor in Andheri, Mumbai. This time around, the police were successful in arresting the accused, it is learned.
He is the brother of Chota Rajan’s Companion: The accused Chandrakant also has cases registered against him for assault in Mumbai. Also, his brother Vasudeva aka Vamana was Chota Rajan’s companion. It is learned from the inquiry that he was killed in an encounter by the Mumbai police in 2004, police said.
Under the direction of Mangaluru Police Commissioner N. Sashikumar, DCPs Hariram Shankar, Dinesh Kumar Barike, the operation was undertaken under the guidance of Mangaluru North Sub Division ACP Mahesh Kumar. Bajpe Station Police Inspector Sandesh P.G, PSI Poovappa, ASI Rama Poojary, Staff Rasheed Sheikh, Laxman Kamble, Santhosh DK, and lawyer N. Lamani, participated in the operation.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
