Childless woman arrested for kidnapping four-year-old boy in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A 43-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy in northern Bengaluru, police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Hemavathi, who had been married three times but had no children, allegedly abducted the child from near his home in Hunasemaranahalli on October 25 with the help of her friend, Khurshid alias Kamala, as reported by Deccan Herald.
Hemavathi, who had separated from all her husbands and longed for a child, sought Khurshid’s assistance in planning the abduction.
The boy’s father, Amariah, 25, an autorickshaw driver, lodged a complaint after his son went missing.
A police investigation was launched, and CCTV footage from the area showed a woman picking up the child.
Based on the footage and further inquiry, police tracked down and arrested both women.
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CM launches poster campaign 'Justice for Karnataka'
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday released nine posters as part of a campaign: ‘Justice for Karnataka. Fair Share–Strong Federalism’ asking the Centre to heed state's demands.
These posters highlight key demands placed before the Finance Commission: Restoring Karnataka’s fair tax share; correcting unjust income, population and GSDP criteria; ensuring fair disaster and ecological support; strengthening decentralisation; providing dedicated infrastructure support for Bengaluru; supporting backward regions like Kalyana Karnataka; and upholding the constitutional spirit of cooperative federalism, Siddaramaiah said.
In a statement, Siddaramaiah said his government has placed its legitimate and constitutionally grounded demands before the 16th Finance Commission, seeking justice in tax devolution and fiscal federalism.
“We hope that the 16th Finance Commission reflects these concerns fairly in its recommendations, and that the Union Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi implements them in letter and spirit, without subjecting Karnataka to petty politics or discrimination, as has unfortunately happened in the past,” the chief minister said.
Siddaramaiah underlined that Karnataka is among the country’s highest contributors to national revenues, yet its share in tax devolution was earlier reduced from 4.71 per cent to 3.64 per cent causing a loss of nearly Rs 80,000 crore.
"Flawed formulas that penalise development and population control, unrealistic GSDP calculations, inadequate disaster support, unchecked cesses and surcharges, denial of GST compensation, and non-release of recommended grants have collectively weakened the state’s finances," Siddaramaiah charged.
