Mysore: Following are the cases discussed at a press meet held here on Monday. City Police Commissioner B Dayananda, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Law and order) Dr Shekhar HT, DCP (Crime) ND Birje and other officials were present at the press meet.

Lack of substantial evidence in murder case:

The case of the mysterious murder of Vasumathi, a 48 year old housewife, still remains a mystery as the reports that have been released are considered to be lacking any valuable information. Speaking on the investigation of the case, City Police Commisioner B Dayananda said that even the polygraph test reports have failed to provide any valuable hints. “We have thought of broadening the investigation by increasing the personnel in the operation team”, he added.

Speaking at the press meet here at his office on Monday, he said that every case is different from the other. Investigation on Vasumathi case in progress and no circumstantial documents have been found yet.

 On being asked about the family members stand on the case, Dayananda said that they have received cooperation whenever they needed it and refused to comment further on the issue.

Operation Muskaan :

In a bid to find and rescue children that have been missing from different parts of the city, Operation Muskaan is in progress, according to Police officials. An additional number of officials and personnel are being trained to take up the operation in the city, state and other states, if necessary. Regular inspections at Balamandiras, Bus stands and Railway stations are being carried out.

“Pamphlets creating awareness are being distributed to the public. We have been able to save about 3 children until now but official detailed information will be provided in the coming days,” said the officials.

Chain snatching

With regard to chain snatching in the city and the measures taken to control it, the city commissioner announced at a press conference that the morning patrol will be tightened in the coming days. “Investigations regarding the recent two cases are in progress and the police personnel of the local station as well as the city crime branch are carrying on their investigations”, he said.

Bike thieves arrested:

At the operation taken up by Devaraja police station, Metagalli, Saraswathipuram, Udayagiri and Narasimharaja police station personnel have arrested 6 persons in different cases and seized 34 two wheelers worth Rs.15,90,000 along with Gold and Silver ornaments.

Devaraja police Station :

Devaraja police have arrested Jabeer (Jabhi) from Holenarasipura town (Hassan) on Sunday for stealing two wheelers and seized 17 Hero Honda splendor plus bikes worth Rs. 9,00,000 and a Honda Activa from the person. With this investigation, 11 cases at Devaraja police station, 5 cases at KR Police station and 2 cases at Railway police station have now been cleared.

Jabeer is said to have been stealing two wheelers parked near KR Hospital, JSS Hospital and Railway station parking zones by using duplicate keys and selling them around Hassan and Holenarasipura saying that he was selling the vehicles that he bought in bank auctions. The operation was led by Devaraja station Inspector Nagesh S.

Metagalli police station:

Metagalli police have arrested Shahrukh from Bagira at Mandi mohalla and Nooruddin from Mandi mohalla (Mysuru) on June 25 for stealing 7 Honda Activa vehicles; a Bajaj Pulsar; a Hero Honda Passion pro and a Suzuki Axis. With this investigation, they have successfully solved 6 cases at Narasimharaja police station, 1 case at Mandi mohalla station and 3 cases at Devaraja police stations. The arrested were stealing vehicles using duplicate keys during the night and day time in front of houses, KR Hospital, Function halls, and Masjids. The operation was led by Metagalli station Inspector ML Shekhar.

Saraswathipuram police station :

On June 30, Saraswathipuram police found a man and a 17 year old girl roaming on an Apache Bike suspiciously. When the police tried to catch them, the man succeeded in fleeing and the girl was caught with gold and silver ornaments and it was learnt that those ornaments  were stolen by her husband and were in the process of being sold. The police have seized the ornaments worth Rs. 1,75,000 and also the Bike. The owner of the ornaments and the accused are yet to be traced. Station Inspector Poovaiah led the operation.

Udayagiri police station :

In an operation led by Udayagiri police station Inspector PP Santhosh on July 1, police have arrested Mohammed Imran (Tanvir) from Shanthinagara and seized a Hero Honda Glammer worth Rs.1, 10,000 and a Suzuki Axis and a TVS XL Super as well. Thus they have successfully closed one case at Udayagiri police station and a case at Nazarbad station. The owners of the seized vehicles are yet to be found.

Narasimharaja police station :

In an operation led by Narasimharaja police station Inspector Gajendra Prasad GS on two cases filed at the station, police have arrested Apsar Pasha (Idly) on June 25 and seized a Bajaj Pulsar worth Rs. 45,000 and a Hero Honda Splendor. The accused was stealing the vehicles using a duplicate key.

Parking hassles:

Theft of parked vehicles has been a rising issue in the recent past. Press releases intimated that proposals have been sent to the government on adopting CCTV cameras to be able to catch the culprits. On being questioned about the whereabouts of the fine that is collected from traffic rule violation and whether or not this money is used to purchase cameras, government officials responded in the negative and said that the fine goes to the Government and cannot be used for such purposes. A separate grant is allotted that they will receive in due time.

In a separate incident, Mysuru City Corporation has received letters with regard to parking policies. There is a considerable amount of traffic interruption especially during peak hours due to the vehicles parked by the road especially by shopkeepers.

In response to this, the commissioner spoke about a ‘paid parking’ policy using apt technology in order to reduce road blocks. Footpath parking rows will also be checked and provisions will be made to cancel the licenses of vehicles that are parked on the footpath. E-verification will be used for this purpose.