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Bengaluru Police Probe Death of Man in Luxury Car

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC · How we work

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Bengaluru Police Find Body

Bengaluru police discovered 46-year-old Salim Akbar dead inside a luxury car.
The car was parked outside Sagar Fast Food in Koramangala’s 8th Block.
CCTV captured the vehicle arriving at the spot around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Investigators said sudden health complications, possibly cardiac arrest, may have caused death.
The body was taken to St John’s Hospital for a post-mortem scheduled Monday.

Summary

Anand Charged Murder

Police opened a murder investigation after a 21-year-old woman was found dead in a Doddaballapur lodge.
Anand, 29, was arrested and charged with murder and a POCSO offence for marrying Vidya while she was a minor.
Physical-education teacher S. Shashidhar died after jumping from the third floor of the Ramanagara SP office.
Shashidhar had been detained on POCSO charges for alleged sexual assault of schoolchildren before his fatal fall.

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Historical Context

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, enacted in 2012, criminalized sexual abuse of minors across India. The law, championed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, defined 14 distinct offences and prescribed up to 10 years imprisonment per charge. Bengaluru Police’s recent investigations of Salim Akbar’s sudden death and Anand’s alleged POCSO-related murder echo the Act’s intensified enforcement across Karnataka. Consequently, courts like the Supreme Court of India have mandated faster post-mortems at facilities such as St John’s Hospital, aiming to deter future violations.

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Bengaluru Police Find Body

Bengaluru police discovered 46-year-old Salim Akbar dead inside a luxury car.
The car was parked outside Sagar Fast Food in Koramangala’s 8th Block.
CCTV captured the vehicle arriving at the spot around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Investigators said sudden health complications, possibly cardiac arrest, may have caused death.
The body was taken to St John’s Hospital for a post-mortem scheduled Monday.

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