Police now look into other cases involving black-magic killers

February 16, 2011

Mangalore, February 16: After submitting a charge-sheet against the tantric couple accused of murdering a two-and-a-half year old girl child for black-magic nearly two months ago on the outskirts of the city, the Mangalore sub division police are now looking into the other cases involving them.

The couple Kamalaksha Purusha (75) and Chandrakala (35) have formally been charged on Monday, February 14, with the murder and Kamalaksha's brother Madhava has been let off for lack of proof.

The child Priyanka was brutally murdered on December 17 by Kamalaksha Purush from Sharbatkatte, near Yeyyadi and his paramour Chandrakala allegedly to appease the deity 'Kala Bhairava'.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Ravindra Gadadi has said the investigations were complete as far the murder of the child was concerned. Regarding the motive behind the murder, Gadadi said Purusha had a property dispute and may have thought a sacrifice for the deity would end his problems, he said.

However, he said that the police will continue investigations into other aspects involving the couple and will attempt to solve the case of accused Chandrakala's 'missing' child and the mysterious death of her mother Revathi.

It is said that during the interrogation Chandrakala had mentioned the name of a village in Udupi, saying her child was adopted by a couple there.

After the murder of little Priyanka, the couple's immediate neighbours had recalled that the police had questioned Purusha about the death of a woman who was in his house four years ago. They also revealed that Chandrakala, who moved in with Purusha six years ago, had a boy five years ago and he has been missing from the past seven months. “Although Chandrakala claimed that the boy is living in Udupi, we suspect that he too has been murdered,” said one of the neighbours.

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Who is Ramachandra Rao? Karnataka DGP, actress Ranya’s stepfather suspended over viral ‘obscene’ video

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January 20,2026

Karnataka DGP (Civil Rights Enforcement) K Ramachandra Rao was suspended with immediate effect, as per a state government order issued on Monday, 19 January. The order cited conduct unbecoming of a government servant and causing embarrassment to the state administration.

The Karnataka government suspended Rao after a purported video showed him in a compromising position with a woman inside his official chamber. The video went viral on social media. Rao rejected the videos outright, terming them "fabricated and false".

Who is K Ramachandra Rao?

Rao is a DGP-rank officer who was heading the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement until his suspension. He was promoted to DGP in September 2023 and assumed office in October 2023, the Sunday Guardian reported.

He also served as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited.

His stint as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Southern Range was also marred by controversy. In 2014, during a cash seizure near Mysuru’s Yelwal, officials claimed the seized amount was ₹20 lakh, while the accused (Kerala-based merchants) claimed it was around ₹2.27 crore.

Rao, who was present during the seizure, denied all allegations. However, he was transferred soon after.

Allegations of collusion with a businessman surfaced, and a senior police officer was quoted by The Sunday Guardian as saying, “In Rao’s case, the CID has clearly mentioned that there was a great degree of lapse on the part of Rao and a deputy superintendent of police after it was brought to their notice that a few policemen, including a gunman attached to the IGP, were involved in the robbery.”

Rao had denied all wrongdoing in that incident. Despite past controversies, he rose to the state’s top police position, the Sunday Guardian reported.

Ranya Rao’s stepfather

Rao is the stepfather of Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya alias Ranya Rao, accused of orchestrating the illegal import of gold worth over ₹12.56 crore from Dubai to India along with two others — businessman Tarun Raju, and jewellery dealer Sahil Jain.

‘Obscene video’ controversy

A viral video showed Rao behaving inappropriately with a woman inside his office while in uniform.

The Karnataka government said in its Monday order that “vide videos and news reports widely broadcast on public news channels and media platforms, it is observed that Dr K Ramachandra Rao has acted in an obscene manner which is unbecoming of a Government Servant and also causing embarrassment to the Government.”

The order said the matter was examined by the state government, which found that the officer's conduct amounted to a violation of Rule 3 of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968.

The government said it is prima facie satisfied that "it is necessary to place Rao under suspension with immediate effect, pending inquiry".

During the suspension period, Rao will be entitled to subsistence allowance as per Rule 4 of the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969.

The order also places restrictions on his movement, stating that during the period of suspension, the officer must not leave headquarters under any circumstances without the written permission of the state government.

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