Congress alleges commission in accounts of MLA Sunil Kumar’s close aide
Karkala MLA Sunil Kumar is facing fresh allegations of corruption as the Karkala KPCC campaign committee president, Shubadrao, has claimed that the MLA's close aides have received deposits of Rs 25,000 each in their accounts as commission.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Rao also accused Kumar of canceling all agreements made by the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) for the poor vehicle owners agreement and making a single tender for 603 vehicles at a higher rent rate of Rs 45,000 per month, owned by his close friend.
Rao alleged that commission money of Rs 13,000 for one vehicle and Rs 80 lakh for 603 vehicles is being paid, in which Rs 25,000 per month is being deposited in the accounts of 60 close aides of the MLA. He also drew attention to a similar tender process initiated by HESCOM, CHESCOM, GESCOM, BESCOM and MESCOM, which floated a tender for more than 1000 vehicles, where 210 vehicle owners of Mescom division brought a stay order from the court.
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Rao questioned whether the money received by 60 MLA's close-aides was not commission money and criticized BJP workers, saying that they were being used for the selfish ends of their leaders. He promised benefits such as Rs 2,000 per month through the Grihalakshmi scheme, free electricity to alleviate financial burdens, and job opportunities for the educated unemployed, emphasizing that a Congress-led government would prioritize the welfare of the people.
Former municipal councilor Vivekananda Shenoy, campaign committee member Dinakar Shetty Nitte, and others were present at the press conference. The allegations of corruption against the MLA have caused a stir in the Karkala constituency, and many are questioning the transparency of the tender process initiated by the MLA. The BJP has not yet responded to the allegations.
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Jharkhand horror: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 40 pieces
Ranchi (PTI): A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested.
The matter came to light after around a fortnight after the killing when a stray dog was found with human body parts near Jordag village in Jariagarh police station on November 24.
Bhengra was in a live-in relationship with the deceased, a 24-year-old woman also from Khunti district, in Tamil Nadu for the past couple of years. Sometime back, he returned to Jharkhand, got married to another woman without telling his partner anything and went back to the southern state without his wife to join her.
"The brutal incident occurred on November 8 when they reached Khunti as the accused who had married another woman did not wish to take her home. Instead, he took her to a forest near his house at Jordag village in Jariagarh police station and chopped the body into pieces. The man has been arrested," Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI.
Inspector Ashok Singh who investigated the case said the man worked in a butcher shop in Tamil Nadu and was expert in slicing chicken.
“He admitted chopping the body parts of the woman into 40 to 50 pieces before leaving those in the forest for wild animals to feast on. The police recovered several parts on November 24 after a dog in the area was seen with a hand," Singh told PTI.
Singh said that the woman, who was unaware of his marriage, pressured him to return to Khunti. After reaching Ranchi, they boarded a train on November 24 and headed to the man's village.
"Under a plan, the man took her to Khunti in an autorickshaw near his home and asked her to wait. He returned with sharp weapons and strangulated her with her dupatta after raping her. He then cut the body into 40 to 50 pieces and left for his home to live with his wife," Singh said.
The woman, however, had informed her mother that she had boarded a train and would be living with her partner, the police officer said.
Following the recovery of body parts, a bag was also found in the forest with the murdered woman's belongings including her Aadhaar card. The mother of the woman was called at the spot and she identified her daughter's belongings.
"The mother suspected the man behind the crime who after being nabbed by the police admitted to chopping the woman into pieces," the official added.
The incident has sent shockwaves among people in the region, with the Shraddha Walker murder case of 2022 still fresh in their memory.
Walker was killed by her live-in partner who chopped her body into pieces before dumping them in the jungle in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.
