Murudeshwar beach tragedy: Tourism officer, UK DC booked for negligence
Murudeshwar: Renowned advocate Nagendra Naik from Bengaluru has filed a complaint at Murudeshwar police station against Deputy Director of Tourism Department Jayant H.V. (Mumbai-Karwar) and Uttara Kannada District Deputy Commissioner Lakshmi Priya in connection with the repeated tragic deaths at Murudeshwar beach.
The complaint alleges violation of the Karnataka Tourism Policy 2020-25, Supreme Court guidelines, and the Disaster Management Act 2005.
Four students of Morarji Desai School in Mulbagilu drowned on December 11. The complaint also mentions the death of a 17-year-old pre-university student on the same beach on October 6. The complaint alleges that the authorities, which earn Rs 3.38 crore from water sports activities at Murudeshwar beach every year, have failed to provide basic life-saving and safety facilities, the complaint said.
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Life-saving devices, watchtowers, lifeguards and emergency response measures are missing from the beach. Failure to implement regulations as per Karnataka Tourism Policy and Supreme Court guidelines.
Man-made disasters at the beach are prime examples of administrative negligence. Despite earning crores of rupees annually from tourism activities, the money has failed to be spent on safety measures, the complaint alleges.
The complaint seeks registration of a case against Jayant H.V. and Lakshmi Priya under BNS sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 125 (conduct endangering life), and IPC section 503 (intention to cause harm).
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21 hours raid fetch nothing for ED, claims Karnataka Cong MLA’s son
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Congress MLA N A Haris' son Mohammed Haris Nalapad on Tuesday claimed that the 21 hours of search by the ED in his house and other locations did not fetch anything.
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of the two sons of Haris (Mohammed Haris Nalapad and Omar Farook Nalapad), Aqeeb Khan, grandson of ex-Union cabinet minister K Rahman Khan and an alleged crypto hacker named Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki in a crypto currency-linked money laundering case.
More than a dozen premises in the city have been covered as part of the action executed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
"My grandfather is 89-year-old. There is not a single bad mark. My father (N A Haris) is a four-time MLA. There is not a single accusation against him. Their only intention was to target myself and my brother. As simple as that," Mohammed Nalapad, who is a former Karnataka Youth Congress president, told reporters.
According to him, the ED officials carried out raids for 21 hours.
"After 21 hours of search, they took away only two mobile phones from our house. They did not get a single paisa. The ED will testify it," the Congress leader said.
Exuding faith in the law, he said he is ready to fight the case in court.
"Me and my father have opted for politics and we are in public life. You can call me whatever you want but I have not done anything wrong," Mohammed Nalapad said.
Regarding his relationship with Sriki, he said he knew him but had no clue what he was doing.
"I have never said that either me or my brother do not know Sriki. But how will I know what he does in his house? Can his crimes be linked to us," he asked.
The money laundering case stems from some Karnataka Police FIRs and chargesheets filed in a 2017 case of hacking of national and international websites, stealing of bitcoins and sale of these 'stolen' virtual digital assets (VDA) through crypto platforms by the alleged hacker Sriki and his associates.
The Nalapad brothers and Aqeeb Khan are alleged to be the beneficiaries of the proceeds of crime generated through this alleged crypto-linked crime, the ED said.
