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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday, September 30 booked Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and some others in a money-laundering case linked to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), taking cognisance of a recent state Lokayukta FIR, official sources said. The officials stated the federal agency had filed an enforcement case information report (ECIR) to book the chief minister and others. Siddaramaiah, his wife B M Parvathi, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy and Devaraju — from whom Swamy had purchased land and gifted it to Parvathi — and others have been named in the FIR registered by the Mysuru-located Lokayukta police establishment on September 27. The FIR was lodged after a special court in Bengaluru ordered a Lokayukta police probe against Siddaramaiah in the case. The order of the special court judge came a day after the high court upheld the sanction granted by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to investigate the senior Congress leader on allegations of

Bengaluru : The Karnataka Lokayukta will expedite the investigation into the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and will soon go ahead with the legal procedures in the case, sources confirmed on Monday. Lokayukta, which had lodged FIR naming CM Siddaramaiah as the prime accused in the case, was criticized for delaying in lodging of the case. The complainant, Snehamayi Krishna, has stated that he doesn’t have trust in the Lokayukta investigation. He had also sent the complaint of MUDA to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) through email. Sources said that in this backdrop, the Lokayukta sleuths headed by Mysuru Lokayukta SP T.J. Udesh will now begin the legal proceedings against CM Siddaramaiah. Sources also said that the Lokayukta police are most likely to issue a notice to CM Siddaramaiah and other accused persons, including his wife and brother-in-law, on Monday. Also Read Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah promises action on caste c

Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday promised action on the caste census report, which was submitted seven months ago, after tabling it before the cabinet. Addressing an event organised by the Alumni Association of Hostels for Backward Classes in Mysuru, Siddaramaiah said the caste census was necessary to identify the backward and deprived communities. “The system where we come from should be changed. We are trying to bring that change. Our government conducted the social census to recognise and uplift the marginalised sections of society. I lost power (in 2018) and it was not implemented,” Siddaramaiah said. Also Read Mining lease case: Kumaraswamy calls ADGP probing him a ‘blackmailer’ “Only recently we received the report. I will place it before the cabinet and get it implemented,” the chief minister asserted. He added that the caste census has long been a “principle” of the Congress party. “Since 1930, caste-based data has not been gathered as part of

Bengaluru: Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday, September 29 called ADGP of Lokayukta, M Chandra Sekhar, who heads the SIT probing the 2007 mining lease case, as a ‘blackmailer’ and ‘criminal’. “He (Sekhar) has addressed a letter to his colleagues. I know who prepared that letter and where. I will reveal it in due course of time,” Kumaraswamy told reporters here. In the letter, referred to by Kumaraswamy, Sekhar wrote, “Today an accused in Crime No. 16/14 of SIT, Sh H D Kumaraswamy, in a press conference, made false and malicious allegations and threats.” “As you know, the SIT had sought the prosecution sanction of the accused from the competent authority. This accused, who is on bail, Sh H D Kumaraswamy, has done this to deter us from discharging our duties. It appears that his objective is to create fear in the minds of officers of SIT by attacking me.” “But an accused, however high and mighty he may be, is an accused.” Let us not get demotivated by such allegations and th

A Bengaluru court on Friday, September 28 has instructed the Tilak Nagar Police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, following allegations that she was involved in extorting money through the now-defunct electoral bonds. The decision comes in response to a petition filed by Adarsh Iyer of the Janadhikar Sangharsh Parishad (JSP), requesting action against Nirmala Sitharaman along with other BJP leaders in the Special Court of People’s Representatives. The complaint alleges that corporate entities were coerced into purchasing electoral bonds amounting to thousands of crores, with raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) used as a pressure tactic. These electoral bonds were reportedly cashed by BJP leaders, including Sitharaman, at both national and state levels. Additionally, the complainant claimed to have submitted a detailed report to the SHO of the Tilaknagar police station on March 30, but no action has been taken despi

Chikkamagaluru: A seven-year-old boy died allegedly due to an injection overdose in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Sonesh, a resident of Kenchapura village near Ajjampura town. Sonesh’s father Ashok has lodged a police complaint against a private doctor at the Ajjampura police station. Also Read SIT raids arrested Karnataka BJP MLA’s residence, 15 other locations According to the police, Sonesh had been suffering from a high fever after which his parents rushed him to a private clinic. Ashok said that Dr Varun administered an injection to Sonesh on his back and sent him home. However, Sonesh developed blisters on the back and was subsequently transferred to a private hospital in Shivamogga. Unfortunately, he succumbed at the hospital on Friday. Sonesh’s parents alleged that the overdose of the drug caused their son’s death and filed a police complaint against Varun. Preliminary investigations have revealed Varun ho

Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing charges against arrested Karnataka BJP MLA N. Munirathna Naidu, including allegations of rape, honey-trapping, and other offences, on Saturday conducted raids at his residence and 15 other locations across the city. Sources confirmed that the raids were taking place at his Vyalikaval residence and other properties owned by the BJP MLA. The operation is being conducted by the SIT under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) led by ACP Kavitha. The team is examining documents, electronic devices, and other materials related to the rape and honey-trapping case. The SIT is being supported by experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), with Superintendent of Police (SP) Sowmya Latha also participating in the search and inspection at Munirathna’s Vyalikaval residence. According to sources, the raids were triggered by information provided by the victim, who alleged that Munirathna recorded footage of sexual assaults and