One held on charges of bike theft
Bengaluru: The HAL police have arrested a 25-year-old man on charges of stealing bikes parked in front of homes and selling them.
The arrested accused has been identified as Irfan Pasha. The police have recovered nine bikes and two mobile phones from him. The total worth of the items seized has been estimated to cost around Rs. 4.25 lakh.
According to police, the accused used to break open the locks of the vehicles parked in front of the houses during night. Later, they used to sell them in fewer prices.
The accused, Irfan Pasha, was arrested in 2015 for vehicle theft and burglary cases. He was later granted bail and had been absconding, the police added.
HAL Police Inspector Mehboob Pasha, constables Kantaraj, Manjesh, Ravi Dashyal, Bhivanna Talawar and others participated in this operation.
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Tigress electrocuted in Karnataka
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) (PTI): A tigress allegedly died due to electrocution on a farm land in a village in this district, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at Padaguru village in Gundlupete taluk, near Bandipur Tiger Reserve, they said.
The tigress was about one-and-a-half years old, they added.
According to Forest Department officials, the incident occurred on an agricultural land owned by a local farmer. An electric fence installed to protect crops by the landowner is suspected to have caused the electrocution, leading to the tiger’s death.
The exact circumstances leading to the electrocution are being investigated.
"It is illegal to install electric fencing in agricultural lands. Only solar fencing, which delivers a shock without causing death to animals, is permitted," he said.
A post-mortem of the tigress indicated death due to electrocution, the official said.
A case under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act is being registered against the landowner and necessary action will be initiated, the senior official said, adding that further investigation is underway.
