A woman who was married recently was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house in Pramoda Nagar on Mysore Road on Monday. Mangala Gowri was married to Manje Gowda, a cab driver, eights months ago.
On Monday, Manje Gowda called his parents-in-law informing them that Gowri had died due to cylinder blast. The parents rushed from Tiptur to find that there was no sign of cylinder blast and Gowri had died of burn injuries. Alleging foul play, the parents filed a complaint with the Byatarayanapura police against Manje Gowda.
Bike rider killed
A 38-year-old man was killed on the spot when he lost control of his motorcycle and rammed a parked lorry in Electronics City on Monday night.
The deceased has been identified as Shiva Kumar, a truck driver. The deceased was returning home after parking his truck in the terminus at Bommanahalli.
Press raided
The Fraud and Misappropriation wing of the Central Crime Branch raided a printing press in Basaveshwara Nagar and arrested three persons who were printing mechanical engineering textbooks illegally and selling them to shops. The police have recovered 1,100 textbooks worth Rs. 28 lakh from them.
