Mysore/Mysuru: Two chain-snatching incidents have been reported in Mysuru city, one on June 10 and another yesterday, involving a PUC student and a 29-year-old woman. Additionally, on May 27, an MBBS student was threatened and extorted for Rs. 25,000 in broad daylight in Shivarathreeshwara Nagar. On the morning of June 8, two youths snatched Rs. 5,000 from a farmer on Sayyaji Rao Road.
Despite the presence of over 300 CCTV cameras, criminal incidents have continued to rise, including burglaries, vehicle thefts, murders, assaults and sale & transport of narcotic substances. In response, City Police, under the direction of City Police Commissioner B. Ramesh, has initiated a special drive to curb these illegal activities.
