93-year-old Karnataka prisoner Nagamma passes away days after being released on parole
Kalaburagi: Nagamma, a 93-year-old woman prisoner granted parole last month following the intervention of Upalokayukta Justice B. Veerappa, passed away a few days after returning home.
Justice Veerappa, during a visit to the Central Prison in Kalaburagi on November 16, was moved by Nagamma's deteriorating health. Bedridden and struggling with age-related issues, she was unable to perform her daily tasks and had expressed a desire to spend her final days at home.
Moved by her condition, Justice Veerappa directed officials of the Legal Services Authority to file an appeal in the Supreme Court seeking her release on temporary parole. Additionally, he instructed the Kalaburagi Jail Superintendent and Police Superintendent to grant her parole until the apex court could review her case and deliver its verdict.
Acting on the Upalokayukta’s instructions, government officials submitted a petition to the Supreme On November 29, Nagamma was released on parole, and her daughters took her home.
The Upalokayukta expressed satisfaction with the decision, calling it a humane response to her situation. Tragically, on Friday, just a week after being reunited with her family, Nagamma passed away at home, fulfilling her wish to spend her final days with her loved ones.
Nagamma had been in prison for 26 years after being convicted under IPC Section 498 in connection with the death of her daughter-in-law. She had faced allegations of molestation in the case, which was registered by Jewargi Police.
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Mule bank accounts frozen in crackdown on cyber fraudsters in Karnataka, 68 held
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka State Cyber Command has arrested 68 people as part of a statewide drive against mule bank accounts and “mule herders” involved in cyber fraud, officials said on Friday.
The special operations, which have been continuing since last week across Karnataka, targeted networks engaged in aggregating and selling mule bank accounts used for cyber crimes.
The arrests were made between December 2025 and February 2026, police said in an updated report.
“The Karnataka Cyber Command has conducted statewide special operations against Mule accounts and mule herders across Karnataka. The special drive has continued since last week and this is an updated report,” the department said in a statement.
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Police said the investigation identified a network of “mule herders” — individuals who aggregate and misuse mule bank accounts — who were retailing and selling such accounts to cyber criminals.
A total of 68 key accused and suspects have been arrested during the period.
According to the statement, mule herders had collected personal information and documents from unsuspecting laypersons and opened multiple bank accounts in the names of their relatives.
“These accounts were operated in a business-like manner,” it added.
As part of the crackdown, police registered 60 cases and identified 869 mule accounts across the state. As many as 8,788 complaints were registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) against the identified mule accounts.
The total money involved in all NCRP-linked crimes stood at Rs 85.05 crore, of which Rs 13.43 crore has been put on hold, the Cyber Command said.
During the drive, police obtained 32 search warrants and conducted 35 searches. In the searches, 35 ATM cards, 37 passbooks, 80 mobile phones, 28 cheque books and 22 SIM cards were seized, along with other incriminating materials, officials said. Pronab Mohanty, the Director General of Police (Karnataka State Cyber Command) supervised the special drive, police added.
