Chikmagaluru: SP Annamalai transferred; Harish Pandey is new SP
Chikmagaluru, October 16: The state government on Tuesday transferred Chikmagaluru SP K. Annamalai to Bengaluru South with immediate effect. In place of Annamalai, the government has placed Harish Pandey.
Harish Pandey had worked as CID SP. He was instrumental in investigating the Gauri Lankesh murder case.
For the last few days, rumours were doing rounds that Annamalai would be transferred. As soon as BS Yeddyurappa took over as the Chief Minister after Assembly election, he had transferred Annamalai to Ramanagar. But in the later political developments, H.D. Kumaraswamy became the Chief Minister. After, the new CM has cancelled the transfer of Annamalai and retained in Chikmagaluru.
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Bengaluru: Man held for illegal sale of IPL match tickets
Bengaluru (PTI): A 49-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly illegally selling IPL match tickets at inflated prices outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, police said on Friday.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) made the arrest following a tip-off during the April 15 match between RCB and LSG that tickets were being sold illegally at higher rates, they said.
Police identified the accused as Chandrashekar P, a Bengaluru resident who was working with a catering service at the stadium.
During questioning, it was found that he was reselling match tickets in black.
According to police, investigations showed that for the April 15 match, 100 tickets were bought using the names of two companies and then sold at higher prices.
In a similar case during the March 28 RCB vs CSK match, 81 tickets worth Rs 6.6 lakh were purchased under one company's name and resold at inflated rates.
Police said that during the 2026 IPL season, the accused bought 181 tickets worth Rs 17.52 lakh through a portal and sold them illegally.
The accused has been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway to identify others involved in the racket, they added.
