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On Monday, the Karnataka Police arrested a man, who attempted to grab 512 acres of forest land in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru after obtaining court orders based on fake documents following a case registered by the Mudigere Police. (Express Photo)

Karnataka man who tried to grab 512 acres of Chikkamagaluru forest land held after police complaint

December 16, 2025 3:58 pm

Earlier, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre had written to CM Siddaramaiah seeking a CID or SIT probe into the alleged role of officials and government lawyers in facilitating the grab of government and forest land.

On Sunday, a canter truck driver was arrested by the Gurgaon Police in connection with the seizure of illegally imported liquor worth around Rs 10 Crore, from a licensed wine store in Sector-30 Gurgaon. (Express Photo)

Rs 10-crore illegal foreign liquor racket: Canter driver arrested in Gurgaon; third arrest in the case

December 16, 2025 1:15 pm

Officials recovered 3,921 cases and 176 loose bottles of foreign liquor without holograms and track-and-trace strips from two rooms. A case was registered under relevant sections of the Excise Act at Sector-40 police station.

Fadnavis directs DGP to form SIT to probe Satara doctor suicide case

November 01, 2025 12:09 am

The move comes amid allegations led by the Opposition—Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Nationalist Congress Party (SP)—of foul play by a nexus of police and politicians

The 2021 FIR that came to haunt Bikram Majithia

June 26, 2025 11:07 am

The SIT has allegedly uncovered substantial evidence indicating massive laundering of drug money by Bikram Singh Majithia. Majithia was first booked during the Channi government’s tenure, when a 49-page FIR was registered in December 2021.

Ex-Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna had 2,000 explicit photos, 40-50 videos of women on his phone, former driver tells court

May 27, 2025 1:20 pm

Karthik N appeared in court as a prosecution witness in the trial of the first of four cases of rape and sexual harassment registered against former Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna.

No details or facts of the case should be made public: Court to SAD leader Majithia in drug smuggling case

April 06, 2025 10:17 am

The directions came, following the the prosecution allegetion that Majithia was “attempting to influence the investigation by making statements in the media”. “He should be stopped from doing so,” the prosecution urged the court.

New SIT to probe Deesa firecracker warehouse blast, to submit report in 15 days

April 02, 2025 9:00 pm

This is the second such team formed since the tragedy; owners of premises yet to be held .

Kumaraswamy accuses Karnataka govt of land grabbing in encroachment case against him

February 16, 2025 6:27 pm

H D Kumaraswamy claimed that the SIT formed by the state government planned to conduct a raid without notifying him.

SC sets up SIT to probe 'overall functioning' of NOIDA, compensation paid to landowners

January 25, 2025 4:15 am

“The SIT shall be free to look into any other allied issue that may arise for its consideration during the course of the investigation," added the bench.

Karnataka SIT gets custody of former JDS MP Prajwal Revanna in second of 3 rape cases being probed

June 12, 2024 10:48 pm

The SIT moved a special magistrate's court for a body warrant for the custody of Prajwal Revanna on Wednesday and was granted custody for six days till June 18 by the court