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Arun Dev is an Assistant Editor with the Karnataka bureau of Hindustan Times. A journalist for over 10 years, he has written extensively on crime and politics.
Articles by Arun Dev
Karnataka CID files charge sheet against former CM Yediyurappa in Pocso case
According to the charge sheet, the incident took place around 11.15 am when the complainant and her daughter visited Yediyurappa at his residence
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Fourth FIR registered against Prajwal in sexual abuse case
SIT files fourth FIR against former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna for sexual assault and privacy violation, implicating others. Revanna in custody until June 29.
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 08:28 AM IST
Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj arrested on charges of sexual assault
The FIR against Suraj on Saturday was lodged a day after the complainant JD(S) worker was booked for allegedly trying to extort ₹5 crore from the party leader.
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 08:45 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka government halts transfer of Sandur land for mining
The decision comes just a week after HD Kumaraswamy approved the commencement of mining activities by KIOCL in the forest area near Sandur.
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 08:39 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Fuel Price to billboard law: Oppn intensifies stir against Karnataka govt
Karnataka has been gripped by protests led by the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), demanding a rollback of the recent fuel price hike.
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 09:08 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Darshan, 3 others to remain in police custody for two more days
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, along with three other individuals, has been remanded to two-day police custody by a court in Bengaluru on Thursday. The decision came following a request from the prosecutor citing the need for further investigation into the case.
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 08:54 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Environmentalists slam HDK for supporting mining in Sandur
Despite assurances from Kumaraswamy and KIOCL regarding environmental safeguards, the project has sparked significant opposition from environmentalists and local communities
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 09:02 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Post-mortem report of man allegedly killed by Darshan details 15 injuries
The motive for the crime, according to police, was that Renukaswamy trolled his long-time partner Gowda on social media platforms, enraging her and Darshan
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 08:25 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Non-bailable arrest warrant against BSY in Pocso case
The high court will be hearing on Friday both BSY’s plea to quash the case and survivor’s brother’s plea to arrest the former CM
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Darshan’s aides beat up victim till he lost consciousness: Cops
The murderers, who attacked Renukaswamy in a shed used to park seized vehicles in southwestern Bengaluru on Saturday night, then dumped his corpse in a stormwater drain
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 08:30 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, girlfriend face heat in bizarre murder saga
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and partner held for plotting murder of man who sent inappropriate messages to her. 17 arrests made in the case.
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Kannada actor Darshan detained for questioning in murder case
Darshan’s security guards are among more than 10 other people detained in the case even as the circumstances of the murder remain unclear
Published on Jun 11, 2024 12:19 PM IST
HD Kumaraswamy: Man who helmed state twice gets a stint at the Centre
Kumaraswamy’s discharge from the hospital on August 30 marked a symbolic “third birth” for him, following two previous cardiac surgeries.
Updated on Jun 10, 2024 09:25 AM IST
Bhavani Revanna receives pre-trial bail until June 10
The HC’s decision to grant her bail mandates that she must fully cooperate with the investigation by the SIT.
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 08:57 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka HC grants anticipatory bail to Bhavani Revanna in kidnapping case
The high court’s decision to grant her bail mandates that she must fully cooperate with the investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT)
Published on Jun 07, 2024 01:22 PM IST
Karnataka minister steps down amid charges of illegal fund diversion
Karnataka’s scheduled tribes welfare minister B Nagendra on Thursday resigned from his post following allegations of his involvement in illegal diversion of large sum of funds from a state-run tribal development corporation into private bank accounts.
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 07:12 AM IST
DKS’s CM post bid takes a hit after Cong’s LS poll showing
In Vokkaliga-dominated constituencies such as Bengaluru Rural, Tumkur, Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Mandya, and Mysuru, the BJP secured significant victories
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 08:50 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
5 out of 5 seats: Congress sweeps Kharge’s turf
In a triumph for the Congress and particularly for its president Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress has won all five Lok Sabha seats in Kalyana Karnataka, formerly known as Hyderabad Karnataka.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 08:40 AM IST
Prajwal loses family bastion to Congress’s Shreyas Patel
Prajwal Revanna, grandson of JD(S) president and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, who contested as a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate, was defeated by a margin of 42,649 votes
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:14 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
NDA holds sway, but inroads by Cong
BJP grabs 17 seats in a state it swept five years ago as Cong wins nine seats, matching its 2014 Lok Sabha performance
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:04 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka: Setback for DK Shivakumar as Congress loses in Vokkaliga heartland
DK Shivakumar’s efforts to establish himself as a dominant Vokkaliga leader in the Old Mysuru region have been severely hampered by the election outcome
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 08:13 PM IST
Ahead of verdict, NDA, Congress voice confidence
Initially, the BJP’s campaign in North Karnataka focused on the murder of Neha Hiremath. However, the election dynamics shifted when allegations of sexual harassment surfaced against JD(S) Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Prajwal arrested on arrival, to be in SIT custody till Jun 6
Embattled Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna returns to India, arrested in connection with mass sexual abuse and rape allegations, sent to SIT custody till June 6.
Updated on May 31, 2024 11:55 PM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
What is Valmiki corpn ‘scam’ that put 8 bank executives under lens
FIR was registered against eight officials of the Union Bank of India. No arrests have been made so far.
Published on May 31, 2024 02:44 PM IST
Prajwal Revanna arrested at Bengaluru airport
Revanna, the NDA candidate for the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, left for Germany on April 27 a day after polling was held and shortly after thousands of his videos emerged
Updated on May 31, 2024 08:40 AM IST
Cafe blast probe reveals links with ’12, ’20 cases
Investigations have found common suspects across all three cases, with an unidentified “online handler” believed to be operating from Pakistan
Updated on May 27, 2024 07:14 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka govt seeks cancellation of MP Prajwal Revanna’s diplomatic passport
Karnataka home minister urges Centre to cancel Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna's diplomatic passport in a high-profile scandal; SIT seeks MEA's action.
HD Revanna out of jail in woman kidnapping case
Revanna proceeded to his father and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s residence in Padmanabhanagar, where he was arrested on the evening of May 4
Updated on May 15, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
2 sent to 14-day judicial custody for circulating explicit videos
Two men sent to judicial custody for sharing videos in Prajwal Revanna harassment case. BJP leader also arrested. SIT investigates.
HD Revanna granted bail in woman abduction case
The bail, secured on a surety of ₹5 lakh, comes with certain conditions, according to which Revanna is prohibited from entering KR Nagar.
