Four arrested for making fake DDs

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February 11, 2021

Bengaluru, Feb 11: Begur police busted a gang that had indulged in making fake Demand Drafts of various Banks and have arrested a couple, a dismissed prison department employee and another person.

Police have seized 25 fake DDs worth about Rs 7.18 crore from the gang comprising S R Indrajith Nayak (34), his wife Manjula (34), Muniraj (48) and C Ananda (25), all residents of Begur and the surrounding areas.

The gang created fake DDs and wanted to encash them for a discount with DD and cheque discount agents, jewellers and pawnbrokers. Muniraj, a Second Division Assistant (SDA) in the Prison Department, was dismissed a few years ago on corruption charges.

Muniraj designed the plan to make fake DDs with an idea of making quick money and shared it with the Nayak couple and Anand. He obtained an original DD for Rs 300 and passed it over to the couple to make fake DDs with the available details.

Nayak and Manjula prepared a fake DD for Rs 4.5 lakh in the name of a real-estate firm and presented it to pawnbroker Jayaraj asking him to give Rs 1.5 lakh. Jayaraj obliged by paying them Rs 1.5 lakh and presented the DD in the bank, where he was told that it was fake. He filed a cheating complaint against the couple in Begur police.

Police inspector S S Manju and his team nabbed Nayak first and others later. They seized around Rs 9,000 in cash, a printer, 25 fake DDs, a laptop, a rubber stamp and seals used to create fake DDs.

Police said Nayak was jailed on several occasions in a few criminal cases. He had also attempted to dispose of counterfeit notes in the past.

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No rift, no rebel: Siddaramaiah–DKS stage a dramatic show of unity after high command push

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November 29,2025

New Delhi: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday put up a dramatic display of unity at a closely watched joint press briefing, firmly dismissing weeks of speculation about a power-sharing tussle within the Congress. With the high command nudging both leaders to sit together and settle the dust, the meeting became a political spectacle, ending with the duo declaring that there was “no confusion, no differences.”

Calling the reports of a rift “manufactured confusion,” Siddaramaiah said the talks had gone smoothly, even joking about their breakfast. “Breakfast was very good. All three of us enjoyed it,” he said. “We want to end this confusion once and for all. For local elections and for 2028, our mission is clear — Congress must return to power. There is no difference between me and DKS, not now, not before.”

He blamed the media for fuelling rumours and reiterated absolute adherence to the party leadership. “From tomorrow, let there be no confusion. What the high command says, we will follow.”

Siddaramaiah also assured that the Assembly session starting December 8 would run smoothly and vowed that Congress would take on the BJP and JD(S) “together.”

Shivakumar echoed the chief minister word for word, stressing loyalty and discipline. “People have given us a massive mandate. It is our duty to deliver,” he said. “This government was formed under Siddaramaiah’s leadership. We both have complete trust in the high command. If they tell me to wait, I will wait.”

He added that the two leaders had discussed strategy for the 2028 Assembly elections. “Whatever the CM says, I agree. We are loyal soldiers of the party. The party may be facing challenges nationally, but we will keep it strong in Karnataka.”

Shivakumar also said Siddaramaiah would soon visit his home for lunch or dinner — another symbolic gesture meant to underline their unity.

Both leaders later posted on social media describing the breakfast meeting as “productive” and focused on “Karnataka’s priorities.”

The BJP, however, rejected the show of camaraderie as “pure bunkum,” accusing Congress of trying to paper over an internal power struggle. But Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar insisted their united front would continue — and that there was “no confusion” within the state leadership.

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