Court orders filing of criminal case against MLA S. A. Ramadas
25 year old case shatters MLA's hope of becoming minister
Bengaluru: A special court on Wednesday ordered registration of criminal case against Krishnaraja MLA S. A. Ramadas in a 25 year old case.
The Court's order has also reportedly shattered his hopes of becoming a minister. The case pertains to a complaint filed by Social Worker Snehamayi Krishna B in 1995 when Ramadas was first elected as MLA.
In a report submitted by the then DC T M Vijaybhaskar had stated that the MLA had grabbed hundreds of acres of land and had sold it illegally.
Snehamayi, had filed petition in the court adding that Ramadas had used his power to suppress the report. The court has now ordered filing of criminal case against Ramadas in the matter and had asked Ramadas to appear before court on September 3.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
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.
