DK Shivakumar meets MLA Munirathana's, raises several eyebrows
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar allegedly met disgruntled former party member and Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA Munirathana in a private hotel a couple of days ago.
The reports of meeting has raised many eyebrows in the state's political circles as the reports also suggest Munirathana has shared all the information regarding the rebel MLAs' stay in Mumbai hotel.
Munirathana had submitted resignation from assembly on July 6 before flying to Mumbai to join other disgruntled MLAs who were camping in a private hotel there.
17 MLAs had resigned from the assembly to destabilise the coalition government, who were all later disqualified by speaker Ramesh Kumar.
They were also expelled from their respective parties later.
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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.
