Royal family member Pramoda Devi Wodeyar inaugurates 'Srirangapatna Dasara Mahotsava'
Srirangapatna: Mysuru royal family member Pramoda Devi Wodeyar on Monday officially inaugurated the traditional and historic ‘Srirangapatna Dasara Mahotsava.’ The festival will be held for the duration of three days starting from October 16.
After the Nandi Puja, Pramoda Devi Wodeyar launched the Jambu Savari procession by offering floral tributes to Sri Chamundeshwari Devi placed at the Ambari near Kiranguru Bannimantapa.
While Mahendra the elephant carrying the Chamundeshwari idol stepped ahead solemnly, elephants named Varalakshmi and Vijaya also marched ahead on both the sides of Mahendra. A two kilometer Jumbo Savari Procession headed towards the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangapatna was held.
Various traditional and cultural art forms were performed by performing arts groups, which included Police Band, Cavalry, Pooja Kunita, Veeragase, Nagari, Jade Kolata, Garudi Gombe, Tamate, Kansale, Dollu Kunita, Somana Kunita, Onake Kunita, Ranga Kunita, Koli Nrutya, Kahale , Nasik Dhol, Dodda Anjaneya, Pattada Kunita, Yakshagana Nrutya , Hulivesha, Halakki Sugi Kunita, Kerala Chande, Jaggali, Mahila Dollu Kunita.
District In-charge Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy, MLA AB Ramesh Bandissidde Gowda, District Collector Dr. Kumar, District Superintendent of Police N. Yatish, District Panchayat CEO Sheikh Tanveer Asif, other dignitaries and officials were present during the occasion.
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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.
