SIT urged to initiate inquiry against S M Krishna’s son-in-law

February 18, 2017

Hubballi, Feb 18: Seeking inquiry into the alleged accumulation of large amount of wealth by the former External Affairs Minister S M Krishna’s son-in-law V G Siddhartha and his associates, Samaj Parivartan Samudaya has made a supplementary submission before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money.

Releasing copies of the letter of February 2, 2017 at a press conference here on Friday, samudaya founder president S.R. Hiremath said that a study team of the samudaya had further found that the major reason for the generation of large amount of illegal wealth in the form of black money by Mr. Siddhartha and others was the ill-gotten revenue generated from the fake stamp paper scam popularly known as [Karim Lal] Telgi scam. It was allegedly aided by Mr. Krishna who was the Chief Minister when this scam happened.

The main franchiser of this scam in the State was Mr. Siddhartha just as the former Minister Chagan Bhujbal was the main franchiser of the scandal in Maharashtra, he said. Mr. Bhujbal has already been arrested and is in prison.

The study team has further discovered that Mr. Siddhartha, who was economically a pauper in 1999 when his cheques had bounced, became one of the richest persons in the country due to the “undue influence” of Mr. Krishna, Mr. Hiremath said.

However, Mr. Siddhartha has not been named as an accused in the FIR despite the string of evidences linking him to the scandal running into over ? 50,000 crore.

No investigation was carried out against Mr. Siddhartha, his business associates and entities, Mr. Hiremath said and urged the SIT on black money to urgently initiate an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate in this connection.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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