II PU question paper leak racket kingpin arrested

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May 3, 2016

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Bengaluru, May 3: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID)?has arrested Shivakumaraiah, the mastermind behind the II PU Chemistry question paper leak racket.

 Shivakumaraiah alias Guruji, 66, a resident of Nandini Layout, was picked up from an under-construction building at Garvebhavipalya on Hosur Road in the city on Monday night, DGP (CID) H C Kishore Chandra told reporters.

He was absconding after the CID suspected his involvement in the question paper leak. He was produced before a local court and remanded in police custody for 15 days for further interrogation, said the police.

Shivakumaraiah frequently kept changing his hideouts. He went absconding from Malur, Kolar and several areas of Bengaluru City. After a tip-off that he was hiding in an under-construction building since a week, the police picked him up. The police seized Rs 50,000 from him, they added. “He was shocked and pleaded innocence. He kept saying that he did not know anything about the question paper leak racket,” the police said, adding that a search is on to arrest Shivakumaraiah's son Dinesh and relative Kiran.

“It appears that the kingpin and Shivakumaraiah's handler is someone else. Shivakumaraiah was handed the question papers for distribution. The kingpin trusted only Shivakumaraiah. A thorough interrogation of Shivakumaraiah will unfold the racket,” said a senior police officer.

The DGP said the accused had planned to leak CET question papers. However, strict measures by the police thwarted the plan, he said. There are six cases against him and the CID sleuths invoked  the Karnataka Organised Crime Act to prevent him from obtaining bail.

Shivakumaraiah is proficient in music and yoga. He led a lavish life, drank only imported liquor and was a womaniser. He often dressed in white to appear spiritual'. He only deposited the rent he collected from tenants occupying his many houses in the bank. The money earned from selling question papers was stashed away in his houses, the police said.

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Rikaz
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Tuesday, 3 May 2016

He looks like a criminal....otherwise....

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Udupi: In a freak mishap, a 65-year-old man lost his life after being hit by his own bus which was being repaired at a garage at Athrady in Udupi district on Wednesday, March 13.

The deceased has been identified as Dayanand Shetty, the owner of a private bus.

It is learnt that the bus had been kept for repairs at the garage and Dayanand had gone there to inspect the repair works.

At this time, the mechanic started the engine and the bus moved ahead. Dayanand, who was standing in front of the bus, came under its wheels.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he died without responding to the treatment. A case is registered at jurisdictional Manipal police station.

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Bengaluru, Mar 19: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the Congress will split in three months after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and its impact will be visible on the Siddaramaiah-led state government.

"Due to internal squabbles, the state government will not last long," the BJP leader said.

Talking to reporters on Monday, he said the sitting MP from the Gadag-Haveri constituency, Shivakumar Udasi, has done a lot of development work and implemented the Central government's schemes effectively.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will surely become the PM for the third time. The overall response has been good in the Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency," the former Karnataka chief minister said.

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He said he would respect his opponent and not take anyone lightly. 

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Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

Further, he said that many people gathered at the MUDA office during the Lokayukta raid, and have raised complaints about the harassment at the urban development authority. “We have gathered evidence for MUDA officials carrying out file disposal processes through brokers on phone calls. The investigation on the MUDA network will be continued,” he said.

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