BJP releases list of candidates for June 13 MLC elections in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced the list of its three candidates for the biennial Legislative Council elections for the 11 seats on June 13.
These seats are falling vacant due to the retirement of the sitting members on June 17.
The BJP has named former minister C T Ravi, sitting MLC N Ravikumar and party leader Dr M G Muley. The JD(S) is likely to announce its candidate on Monday, JD(S) sources said.
The Congress has not announced its candidates for seven seats.
Based on the present strength of MLAs in the Assembly, the Congress can field seven candidates, BJP-JD(S) combine can field four. The Congress has 133 MLAs, BJP - 66 and JD(S) - 19 MLAs. The Congress claims that it has the support of four other MLAs, including two independents.
The Congress sources said the list of candidates may be revealed by this evening. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra Siddaramaiah's name is finalised, it said, adding that Science and Technology Minister N S Boseraju's name is almost finalised.
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Advocate found dead in car on Nainital court premises
Nainital (PTI): A 55-year-old advocate allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself inside his car at the Nainital district court parking lot here on Monday, police said.
According to the police, Puran Singh Bhakuni, a resident of Mallital, was found in the rear seat of his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his temple.
Police recovered a licensed pistol from his hand and a suicide note from the car’s dashboard. The note stated that Bhakuni was unwell and suffering from depression.
"We received information through lawyers around noon. The deceased was lying in the back seat with a pistol in his hand and blood near his ear," Circle Officer Anjana Negi said.
Forensic teams and ballistic experts reached the spot to collect evidence, as no witness reported hearing the gunshot.
Government counsel Sushil Sharma stated that Bhakuni left home at 9 am and was found dead at 9.30 am.
Sharma raised concerns over the circumstances, noting that the body was in the rear seat, and demanded a thorough probe to rule out foul play. Bhakuni, who worked as a notary, had married six months ago, he said.
Police took the body into custody and sent it for a postmortem to confirm the cause of death.
The forensic laboratory will examine the suicide note and the ballistics of the weapon, the police said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
