Hunsur: Seven held for extorting money in name of cow protection; Two cars seized
Hunsur: In a shocking case of extortion under the guise of cow protection, Hunsur Rural Police have arrested seven individuals, including a woman, for allegedly stopping vehicles transporting cattle and demanding money. The incident took place near Kattemalalavadi village in Hunsur taluk.
Those arrested include Ramakrishna, who claims to be the national president of the Hindurashtra Rakshana Vedike and a resident of Uttarahalli in Bengaluru, along with Shivakumar, Lingaraju, Kishore, Premkumar, Pushpalatha (the only woman in the group), and Swami from Maragoudanahalli in KR Pete taluk. Police have also seized two cars used in the crime.
According to the complaint filed by Kiran, a cattle trader from Ratnapuri, the incident occurred on Wednesday when he was transporting three cattle purchased from the Chunchanakatte fair in Saligrama taluk. Near Kattemalalavadi, the accused allegedly followed his vehicle in cars, stopped him midway, and accused him of transporting cattle to a slaughterhouse. Despite Kiran’s explanation that the animals were for agricultural purposes, they reportedly demanded ₹25,000, threatening to inform the police. Eventually, they said they would let him go if he paid ₹20,000, according to the complaint.
As the situation escalated, passersby gathered at the spot and confronted the accused. They later called the police emergency number 112. The Hunsur Rural Police rushed to the scene, took the accused into custody, and during questioning, the truth came to light.
Based on Kiran's complaint, a case has been registered.
Further investigation revealed that the same gang had earlier extorted ₹20,000 from a gas agency owner in KR Nagar, and similar cases were reported two years ago in Chamarajanagar and recently in Bengaluru. Fresh cases have now been registered in Hunsur and KR Nagar police stations.
Police added that the group had used their car with Hindurashtra Rakshana Vedike name boards and JK 24/7 Kannada News Channel stickers to pose as activists and media personnel, misleading people and carrying out systematic extortion.
Additional SP Malik visited the location and led the inquiry, accompanied by DySP Gopalakrishna and Inspector Muniyappa.
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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.
