Former CM Siddaramaiah, 11 others get summons in illegal denotification case
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka CM and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah along with 11 others were served summons by a special court in a land denotification case.
Siddaramaiah along with others has been asked to appear before the court of September 26.
The case dates back to 1997 when Siddaramaiah was the Deputy Chief Minister of the state and had alleged denotified land illegally.
Others who have been served summons also include Madhusudhan, Ramadas, Ajay Seth and others.
Siddaramaiah in 1997 had allegedly denotified land at Mysuru's Hinakel misusing his powers as the Dy.CM of the state and had sold it in 2003.
A person named Gangaraj had filed a case at Laxmipuram Police Station after which a B report was submitted to the court. The court had then transferred the case to a special court in Bengaluru meant for representatives of people.
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Police arrest 5 murder accused after encounter in UP's Ballia
Ballia (UP) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested five men accused in the murder of a roadways employee's son after a brief exchange of fire early Sunday, officials said.
Four of the accused – Nitish Yadav, Ashish Yadav, Dilip Yadav and Rahul Verma – sustained bullet injuries in their legs during the encounter in the Ubhaon area and were admitted to a hospital, Additional Superintendent of Police, Dinesh Kumar Shukla, said.
Police received information around 2.45 am that some criminals had gathered near Chainpur to carry out an offence. When a police team reached the spot, they found two four-wheelers and a motorcycle parked there, the ASP said.
"One of the accused alerted the others about the police. When asked to surrender, they opened fire on the police team with the intention to kill. In retaliatory firing, four accused were injured and arrested,” Shukla said.
A fifth accused, Anand Kumar Verma, managed to flee but was later arrested after a cordon operation.
During interrogation, the accused confessed to their involvement in the December 13 murder of Ayush Yadav (25), son of a roadways employee, who was shot in the Belthara Road area under the Ubhaon police station limits, the officer said.
Police had already arrested six accused in the case, while another accused, Rabin Singh, surrendered at the Mau city Kotwali on Saturday, taking the total number of arrests to 12.
