HDK, Ivan D'Souza, 24 other legislators fail to declare assets before Lokayukta

September 3, 2014

Bangalore, Sep 3: As many as 26 legislators including former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and MLC Ivan D'Souza have failed to declared their assets and liabilities before the Lokayukta for the financial year 2013–14, even after being served with notices two months ago.

Of the 26, six are members of the Legislative Council and rest are members of the Legislative Assembly.

Defined as public servants, all legislators should declare their assets and liabilities before the Lokayukta, according to Section 22(1) of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984. The deadline for declaring the assets every year is June 30.

The Lokayukta had served notices on July 1 to those legislators who had failed to submit the statement of assets and liabilities by June 30 and gave them two months' time. The notice period expired on August 31.

Without elaborating on the timeframe, Lokayukta sources said the 26 legislators will be provided with reasonable time to submit their statements, failing which they would be served show cause notice under Section 176 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act. A report will be submitted to the Governor.

The MLAs are: H.D. Kumaraswamy (JD-S); Aravind C. Patil (Independent), Ashok Kheny (Kannada Makkala Paksha), H.C. Balakrishna (JD-S), S.S. Channabasappa (Congress), K. Gopala Poojari (Congress), K. Gopalaiah (JD-S), Guru Patil Shirwal (KJP), Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli (BJP), Vijayanand Kashappanavar (Congress), N.H. Konaraddi (JD-S), Mallikarjun Khuba (JD-S), K.S. Manjunath Gowda (JD-S), S. Raghu (BJP), G. Ramakrishna (Congress), M.P. Ravindra (Congress), Bheema Naik (JD-S), Satish Sail (Independent), S. Shivaraj Patil (JD-S) and P.R. Sudhakar Lal (JD-S).

The six MLCs are: Chabbi Nagaraj (Congress), Iqbal Ahmed Saradagi (Congress), Ivan D'Souza (Congress), Jayamala Ramachandra (Congress), G. Raghu Achar (Independent), and V.S. Ugrappa (Congress).

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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