Plaint against CM Siddaramaiah reaches Congress high command

December 26, 2014

New Delhi, Dec 26: Denotification of land in Bengaluru's Arkavathi Layout is likely to snowball into a major issue with some Congress leaders complaining to the high command against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Plaint against CM Siddaramaiah
Party sources said that these leaders have complained that some of the beneficiaries in the denotifications are close to the chief minister. The leaders also cautioned the party against possible embarrassment if the matter is taken to court as planned by BJP. They also warned that the saffron party may seek the Governor's sanction to prosecute Siddaramaiah over the issue.

Some Congress leaders who have been aspiring for the post of chief minister have been camping in the national capital for the past several days and have handed over all documents about the controversy to the party's top brass, sources told Deccan Herald.

These leaders said that Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala may put the State government in the dock like the then Governor H R Bhardwaj did to former BJP chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Bhardwaj had, in 2011, accorded sanction to prosecute Yeddyurappa over allegations of denotification of land acquired by the government, apart from other charges, following a plea by two advocates.

The BJP State core committee meeting held here on Monday and attended by the party's general secretary and State incharge M Muralidar Rao had decided to go to court to take the matter to its œlogical  end. The State BJP leaders, who have been discussing with national leaders on the next move, are tightlipped about approaching the Governor.

The acquisition of land for the Arkavathi Layout of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has been in the eye of a storm ever since the project was promoted in 2003 by the S M Krishna government.

The Siddaramaiah government, on the basis of a recommendation of the board of the BDA, had approved a remodified scheme for the Arkavathi Layout. It thus denotified 541 acres acquired for the formation of the layout.

Though the chief minister has been maintaining that he had denotified as per the court direction, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Jagadish Shettar has alleged that the chief minister violated six guidelines issued by the High Court of Karnataka in the process.

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March 28,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 28: A fish meal factory in the Baikampady Industrial area in Mangaluru was gutted in a fire incident on Thursday, officials said.

The factory is owned by the company 'Shihar Enterprises', they said.

According to the locals, the fire was first noticed at 4.45 am today, which was immediately reported to the fire department.

The fire engines reached the spot and tried to douse the fire, but it had already spread to other parts of the factory. After almost four hours of fire-fighting operation, the blaze was completely doused, officials.

The reason for the blaze is still being probed, the fire department officials said, adding that they suspect an electric short circuit could have triggered it.

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March 27,2024

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday launched simultaneous raids in multiple places, including Bengaluru and Shivamogga.

Reports suggested that the ongoing raids are in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe on March 1. The blast had injured at least ten people as per the police report.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) had launched an investigation alongside the NIA, and the trail of the suspect led them to Tumakuru first and subsequently to Ballari. Investigators believe that the bomb was planted by Mussavir Hussain Shazib, a handler of the Islamic State’s Shivamogga module who was aided by another IS handler called Ahmed Taahaa.

Sources in the know said that Shazib and Taahaa had stayed in Chennai for about a month between January and February using fake credentials. The names of the suspects were identified after they traced the cap worn by Shazib to a shop in a mall in Chennai. The cap, which was abandoned by the bomber in Bengaluru after the blast, was reportedly bought by Taahaa, around January-end.

As per the NIA, Shazib hails from Masjid Road in Thirthahalli, Shivamogga district, and Taahaa from Fish Market Road, Soppu Gude, Thirthahalli Rural. Both "wanted" suspects have been termed "absconders" by the NIA.

The NIA has questioned seven jailed terror suspects so far in connection with the blast. The investigation agency had also obtained seven-day custody of a jailed terror suspect named Maaz Muneer Ahmed.

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March 26,2024

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Mangaluru: Officials from Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime Police Station in Mangaluru have arrested a man for allegedly engaging in an online fraud by deceiving a person on the pretext of offering a part-time job. The arrested is Saddam Gauri alias Bavuri, 30, from Rajasthan.

City police commissioner Anupam Agrawal said the CEN police received a complaint regarding an online scam related to a part-time job offer.

Police registered a case under sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act, along with IPC Section 420. The complainant had received a link via WhatsApp from an unknown number, purportedly offering a part-time job opportunity.

Upon clicking the link, the complainant was instructed to complete certain tasks to earn money. However, during the process, the complainant incurred a loss of Rs 1.1 lakh.

Following an investigation into the matter, the CEN police successfully arrested the suspect and presented him before the court. In the course of arrest, police seized two mobile phones, eight debit cards, four bank cheque books, Aadhaar card, PAN card, and other relevant documents from the accused.

The arrest was made possible through the efforts of CEN station inspector Shyam Sundar and his team, under the guidance of City Crime Records Bureau (CCRB) ACP Ravish Nayak and DCP Siddharth Goyal.

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