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Bengaluru Police arrest Asafool Malik, who wanted to fight Pakistan Army over mistreatment of Muslims

OpIndia Staff - 15 August, 2026

During questioning, Asafool Mallik told police that he was angry over what he believed were atrocities by the Pakistani Army against Muslims in Pakistan.

News Reports

Karnataka Bandh explained: Why pro-Kannada groups are protesting Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu

Divya Bharti - 13 August, 2026

Pro-Kannada groups called a 12-hour bandh in Karnataka on 13th August against releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Police detained several protesters near the border, while essential services, schools, and public transport ensured life remained largely normal in Bengaluru.

Fact-Check

Anti-Hindu propagandist Prakash Raj claims his name was deleted from the electoral roll during SIR; Bengaluru civic body debunks his lies

Shraddha Pandey - 12 August, 2026

However, the claim made by Prakash Raj that his name was arbitrarily deleted from the Bengaluru electoral roll during the SIR exercise does not hold up against official verification.

Crime

Bengaluru: Father demands professor daughter’s monthly salary and ₹40 lakh from groom, stabs her inside college campus when refused

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2026

An assistant professor at a Bengaluru college was repeatedly stabbed inside her department chamber by her father.

News Reports

Two more absconders, Abdul Nasir and Naushad, from PFI’s “Killer Squads” arrested: The Praveen Nettaru murder case explained

Shriti Sagar - 13 July, 2026

"The investigations found that the PFI formed secret teams called Service Teams or Killer Squads to carry out killings of its perceived enemies and targets," the NIA had stated in its chargesheet.

Crime

CBI arrests two men in connection with Railway exam question paper leak case

OpIndia Staff - 5 July, 2026

The arrest comes after a case was registered against 23 accused based on a complaint by the South Western Railway administration.

Crime

Capgemini daycare child abuse: Bengaluru Police arrest whistleblower who released videos of the crime, one accused also arrested

OpIndia Staff - 5 July, 2026

According to police, the case was registered on 29th June at the HAL Police Station following a complaint filed by Tilakesh Kumar, a legal-cum-probation officer with the District Child Protection Unit.

Crime

Bengaluru: 5 daycare staff booked for cruelty after video shows toddlers being locked in washing machine at Capgemini campus creche

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2026

Five daycare workers at Capgemini’s Bengaluru campus have been booked for criminal intimidation and cruelty after horrifying videos surfaced showing toddlers being mistreated, locked in washing machines, and forced into water pipes to scare them. The facility has been temporarily closed.

Crime

Bengaluru physiotherapist found dead at homestay, family says boyfriend Md Sanjeet Ali must have killed her

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2026

Police recovered a rope, tablets, alcohol bottles and a handwritten note from the locked room. Investigators examine murder, hanging and poisoning as possible causes pending post-mortem and forensic findings and Ali’s statement after recovery.

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