Mangaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C N Ashwatnarayan on Friday added that a thorough investigation by Income Tax Department will reveal information about the possible Medical seats blocking scandal in the state.
He was replying to a query of reporters in Mangaluru after arriving in the city on Friday, Ashwatnarayan was asked if IT raids at former Dy.CM Dr. G Parameshwara run educational institution was connected to the medical seats blocking scandal.
The BJP leader replied “There are possibilities that the government and medical colleges were both running the scandal. But based on the complaints and allegations we cannot come to a conclusion. Only after thorough investigation by IT Department things will be cleared”.
“There are government quota seats in all private medical colleges. When these seats are not filled it is allotted to the respective colleges. Some educational institutions misuses this, allegations have also been labeled against few institutions in this regard. But it is not clear if Dr. Parameshwara’s institutions are involved in such practices. The raid was in connection with black money, undisclosed assets” he added.
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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
