Bengaluru Hotels Association to offer hotel rooms at discounts to people from flood-hit area
Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels Association has offered to provide rooms at low fares on a temporary basis, since houses in the city have gotten inundated and the citizens are in need of alternative sources of shelter.
In a press release, the office bearers of the Association have said that residents in low-lying areas in Bengaluru are struggling due to floods caused by two days of incessant rain. Many houses are filled with rainwater, forcing the families to search for other places of stay.
“People will get rooms in hotels at a discount rate of 40-50% under the present circumstances,” the Association heads have offered in the press release.
They have said that people who wish to book rooms may contact on mobile phone number 9844494630.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
