Ishika Yadav, a 26-year-old software engineer from Bihar living in Hyderabad\u2019s Miyapur, ended her life less than two months after marrying her long-time boyfriend Neeraj Bansal, allegedly after he repeatedly harassed her for dowry.
Ishika and Neeraj, who is from Madhya Pradesh, started dating in 2020 after meeting on Facebook, according to the police. Both Ishika and Neeraj worked as software engineers.
The couple had lived together for nearly five years before they got married recently on February 10, 2026, in Ishika\u2019s hometown, Patna.
On the morning of April 1, Ishika was found dead at their apartment in a housing society in Miyapur, according to P Shiva Prasad, Inspector of Police, Miyapur.
\u201CWe were informed that since their marriage, Neeraj had been demanding additional dowry frequently. He was demanding gold and diamond jewellery and gold watches and also harassed her family to invest more money in his startup. Ishika was distressed by this harassment and took her life,\u201D the Inspector told the media.
Based on a complaint from Ishika\u2019s family, Neeraj has been booked for dowry harassment and sent to judicial remand.
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This was following his arrest by the CID in connection with the alleged murder of rowdy-sheeter Bikla Shiva.
He was produced before the 42nd Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) at a residence in Koramangala on Sunday afternoon, shortly after being discharged from Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research.
Basavaraj was brought to court around 12.30 pm. During arguments held in open court, Special Public Prosecutor Ashok Nayak sought custodial interrogation, with the CID requesting nine days of police custody. Basavaraj\u2019s counsel opposed the plea.
After hearing both sides, the magistrate granted seven days of police custody and directed the CID to produce the MLA before the court by 1 pm on February 21.
Basavaraj\u2019s advocate also requested that he be provided food as prescribed by doctors. The magistrate instructed the CID to comply, adding that a separate application would be required if home-cooked food is sought.
According to police, Basavaraj has been named as accused No 5 in the murder of real estate operator and rowdy-sheeter VG Shivaprakash, also known as Bikla Shiva. Shiva was attacked outside his residence near Halasuru Lake in Bengaluru on July 15, 2025. Police said he was assaulted around 8.10 pm by a group of eight to nine unidentified men armed with iron rods and machetes. The attackers reportedly arrived in a white SUV and on two-wheelers, carried out a swift assault, and fled the scene immediately.
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A bench, headed by Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav, passed the order after vacating the interim protection from arrest granted earlier.
Following the court\u2019s decision, CID sleuths launched a search operation to trace the MLA. CID sources said Basavaraj has gone absconding, and police officials stated that he could be arrested at any time.
Earlier, the court had granted Basavaraj interim immunity from arrest.
Amid suspicions that he may attempt to flee the country, a Look Out Circular (LOC) has been issued against the MLA. The CID has also coordinated with police forces in other states and formed special teams to monitor his movements and secure his arrest.
The murder of rowdy-sheeter Biklu Shiva occurred on July 15 last year in the Halasuru area of Bengaluru.
Investigators have reportedly gathered key evidence against the MLA. CID sources said custodial interrogation of Basavaraj is necessary to further the probe and to uncover the larger conspiracy behind the murder.
Basavaraj has been booked on murder charges and named as the fifth accused in connection with the killing of Biklu Shiva, who was hacked to death in front of his residence. The Bharatinagar police in Bengaluru registered an FIR against the MLA based on a complaint filed by the victim\u2019s mother.
The case later took a dramatic turn when the deceased\u2019s mother claimed that she had never mentioned the name of the BJP MLA in her complaint and did not know how his name was included in the FIR. However, the police said they subsequently established Basavaraj\u2019s alleged links with the prime accused in the case.
Initially, Basavaraj had direct links with rowdy Jagadeesh alias Jagga, the prime accused in the case, and had met Biklu Shiva several times prior to the killing.
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The number of genre clich\u00E9s in Ravi Saranga\u2019s Rakkasapuradhol is unmistakably high. A skilful cop has recently hit the bottle and is in and out of suspension. A haunting personal past sharply pokes at him at all times. A new posting takes him to a mysterious town. A series of murders soon jolts him into action, his sanity crumbles, more crimes take place, and on and on. It\u2019s almost regrettable at this point to put out a thriller featuring a cop who is happy with a relatively unblemished private life. So Shiva, the above-described character played by Raj B Shetty, fits the bill just as ordered, and off we go on a new whodunnit journey in and around the quaint town of Rakkasapura.
But why not make the most of this obligation, says writer-director Ravi Saranga, holding the genre checklist close to his chest. His is a world designed from top to bottom to serve a plot that is ready to announce itself from the absolute beginning. Characters do not have strong, individual personalities as much as they exist for very specific purposes in the narrative. Dialogue is employed solely to dispense information and clues, and nothing more. Arjun Janya\u2019s background score is cranked to maximum volume so that every cue is communicated in a reddened-face-like manner. The conception of the film is tight and almost machine-like, yet there is a refreshing economy behind every decision made, and the final \u2018product\u2019 manages to leave an impression.
Rakkasapuradhol is aware of the overabundance of mystery-thrillers under the ether today and, therefore, does not bother itself with too much spoon-feeding (though the overall tone of the film borders on exaggerated or melodramatic). In fact, it even takes a few leaps forward by opting for a protagonist who is talented, sure, but also prominently affected and vulnerable. Shiva\u2019s psychological woes become major talking points within the story, as multiple characters refer to his condition or his use of medication.
Neither does the writing give him sudden surges of superpowers and grand redemption arcs to lift the intensity. Yes, there are the typical genius-detective moments, as well as fight sequences that he wins, but they are still organically fitted into the story that moves briskly across the 127-minute runtime. Raj B Shetty is not challenged, per se, as an actor, but the film again scores a few points by simply letting his character walk the line, typecasting Shiva to an optimum level.
The plot, then, remains in focus throughout. Rakkasapura is defined as a place of little to no crime, but the catch is that there are whispers of witchcraft, revered deities and priests, and a peculiar Kolli Devva or Torch Ghost (the classic two-horned demon, with a flaming head), constantly emerging from its different corners. Kolli Devva has always gone after young women, finding them alone, and Shiva\u2019s entry into the scheme of things somehow coincides with its return to form. Soon enough, women are mysteriously disappearing and later found dead, leaving the new cop in town to scratch his head for answers. Red herrings are thrown in, different characters come forward as suspects, and even the supernatural enters the fray to make Shiva\u2019s life busier than ever.
Another thing that inadvertently works in the film\u2019s favour is its weak start, which sets the bar of expectation quite low. The collective acting performances feel hammy, the makeup and prosthetics work is visibly tacky, and the general temper is too loud for its own good. But these shortcomings are duly brushed aside by Ravi Saranga\u2019s clear intent, which, despite playing rigidly by the book, doesn\u2019t allow the film to second-guess its own personality. As the writing finds its groove, the storytelling becomes more seamless, and the investigation unfolding at the centre neatly sustains the intrigue throughout. Rakkasapuradhol really comes into its own in the second half, and it\u2019s a kind of win that it manages to recover from its early missteps.
Yet one walks away with the feeling that not everything adds up as intended. The internal logic is left with a few gaping holes, and key characters don\u2019t carry sufficient justifications for their severe actions. What are the origins of the Kolli Devva? Did it really exist? Or was it made up for someone\u2019s personal gain? These, and a few other pertinent questions, go unanswered in the film, which ends up relying a bit too much on flashy pyrotechnics (quite literally) instead of building an immersive and believable world.
Anirudh Bhat gets to put on a show in the clutch moments, with the rest of the ensemble \u2014 B Suresh, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Archana Kottige, Jahangeer MS, and others \u2014 doing a reasonable job. William David's cinematography is adequate, and Ravi Varma's (also the film's producer) action choreography gets the platform it needs. Arjun Janya's music, as already pointed out, would have benefitted from greater restraint to let some subtlety seep in.
In the huge swarm of serial killers and downbeat cops, Rakkasapuradhol does not do much to set itself apart. Where the film still works is in staying on a set course from start to finish, while also making a few interesting choices along the way. It boasts a unique, fallible protagonist, a good amount of thrills, and a packaging that just about suffices.
Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither TNM nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film\u2019s producers or any other members of its cast and crew.
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