Arun Dev

Bangalore

A lapsed idealist and a quiet journalist. Assistant Editor @HindustanTimes. Bylines @TimesOfIndia, @TheQuint & @DNA. Personal account. Likes can be bookmarks.

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Man held in Kerala for molesting woman in Bengaluru

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Arun Dev

Over a week after a woman was groped in BTM Layout, the police arrested the 29-year-old accused in Kerala, an officer said on Monday. In the early hours of April 3, CCTV footage from BTM Layout in Bengaluru showed a man stalking two women and groping one of them outside a house before fleeing. He could be seen trailing the two women at around 1.55 am before committing the offence.
HT Syndication: Man held in Kerala for molesting woman in Bengaluru

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Arun Dev

Bengaluru, April 15 -- Over a week after a woman was groped in BTM Layout, the police arrested the 29-year-old accused in Kerala, an officer said on Monday. In the early hours of April 3, CCTV footage from BTM Layout in Bengaluru showed a man stalking two women and groping one of them outside a house before fleeing. He could be seen trailing the two women at around 1.55 am before committing the offence.
HT Syndication: Caste report roils K'taka: Cong fends off BJP, internal discord

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Arun Dev

Bengaluru, April 15 -- Political tensions simmered in Karnataka on Monday, days before a crucial cabinet meeting to discuss the findings of a controversial caste survey that reportedly recommended dramatically restructuring the state's caste matrix, with Vokkaliga and Lingayat leaders calling the exercise "unscientific", the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejecting the study and fissures appearing even within the Congress government....
Caste report roils Karnataka: Congress fends off BJP, internal discord

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Arun Dev

Political tensions simmered in Karnataka on Monday, days before a crucial cabinet meeting to discuss the findings of a controversial caste survey that reportedly recommended dramatically restructuring the state’s caste matrix, with Vokkaliga and Lingayat leaders calling the exercise “unscientific”, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejecting the study and fissures appearing even within the Congress government.
Man seen groping woman on Bengaluru CCTV footage was 29-yr-old cab driver, held

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Arun Dev

BENGALURU: A 29-year-old cab driver accused of stalking two women and groping one of them in Bengaluru’s BTM Layout on April 3 has been arrested from Kozikhode in Kerala, police said on Monday The driver has been identified as Santosh D, a resident of Gulbarga Colony in Bengaluru’s Tilaknagar. “Five teams were formed to nab the culprit, who was found in a hideout near Kozhikode in Kerala,” Deputy commissioner of police (South-East) Sarah Fathima said.
HT Syndication: SIT files probe report in suicide of 33-year-old harassed by DySP

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Arun Dev

Bengaluru, April 14 -- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Karnataka Police has submitted its final report in connection with the suicide of a 33-year-old Bengaluru-based lawyer, who had accused CID deputy superintendent of police (DySP) BM Kanakalakshmi of harassment and torture during questioning in an inquiry she attended in November 2024.
SIT files probe report in suicide of 33-year-old harassed by DySP

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Arun Dev

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Karnataka Police has submitted its final report in connection with the suicide of a 33-year-old Bengaluru-based lawyer, who had accused CID deputy superintendent of police (DySP) BM Kanakalakshmi of harassment and torture during questioning in an inquiry she attended in November 2024. The 2,300-page report, which includes statements from witnesses and video evidence, points to misconduct by Crime Investigation Department (CID) DySP Kanakalakshmi.
HT Syndication: Karnataka caste survey suggests quota shake-up

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Sunetra choudhury |Arun Dev

New Delhi/Bengaluru, April 14 -- Scheduled Castes (SC) comprise more than 18% of Karnataka's population and Muslims nearly 13%, even as the dominant Vokkaligas and Lingayats make up less than 25%, a caste survey in the state has found, people aware of the matter said on Sunday, outlining the findings of a report that suggested shaking up the province's reservation matrix and pushing the overall caste-based quotas to 75%.
Karnataka caste survey suggests quota shake-up

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Sunetra choudhury |Arun Dev

Scheduled Castes (SC) comprise more than 18% of Karnataka’s population and Muslims nearly 13%, even as the dominant Vokkaligas and Lingayats make up less than 25%, a caste survey in the state has found, people aware of the matter said on Sunday, outlining the findings of a report that suggested shaking up the province’s reservation matrix and pushing the overall caste-based quotas to 75%.
HT Syndication: Graft charges against BJP government, SIT to probe

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Arun Dev

Bengaluru, April 12 -- The Karnataka government on Friday decided to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe corruption charges levelled by the state's contractors' association against the previous BJP government, law and parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil told reporters, following a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Siddaramaiah.