BJP MLA Muniratna taken into police custody over allegations of making casteist slurs, death threats
Kolar: The Kolar Police have reportedly taken Rajarajeshwari Constituency BJP MLA Munirathna into custody on Saturday over allegations of making a death threat, demanding bribe from a contractor, and for making castiest remarks against another individual.
Two separate FIR’s have been filed against Munirathna based on two different complaints lodged.
A case of death threat has been registered against four persons including Muniratna for threatening a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) contractor, Cheluvaraj. Cheluvaraj filed a complaint accusing the MLA and three others of demanding a bribe of Rs 30 lakh for a solid waste disposal contract.
Alongside Munirathna, other accused named in the complaint are government officer Vijaykumar, secretary Abhishek, and Munirathna's relative Vasantakumar.
Another FIR has been registered against MLA Munirath in the same station on charges of making caste abuse, based on the complaint filed by Velunayak.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
