Bengaluru: Former CEO of scam-hit Sri Guru Raghavendra Cooperative Bank commits suicide
Bengaluru: M Vasudeva Maiya, former CEO of Sri Guru Raghavendra Cooperative Bank, committed suicide in the city on Monday.
The CEO, who is said to have been involved in a multi crore scam of the Bank, has apparently killed himself by consuming poison in his car at his residence in Poornaprajna Layout.
Maiya had headed the Bank from 2012 to 2018. A senior employee of the Bank Santhosh Kumar has filed a complaint against Maiya, accusing the latter of committing irregularities in business transactions of the Bank during his term as CEO. A case had been booked with the ACB under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the ACB had recently raided the head office and houses of higher office-bearers of the Bank during investigation.
Karnataka DG and IGP Praveen Sood recently handed over the case from the ACB to the CID, following the High Court suggestion to do so.
Maiya is suspected to have committed suicide out of fear of the CID investigation. The Subramanyapura Police have registered a case.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
