Kalaburgi police constable's son's murder case: six including five students arrested
Kalaburgi: Concerning the case of murder that occurred on the morning of November 4 at the Kalaburgi central bus stand, in which the son of a police constable was murdered in broad daylight in a cinematic manner by a gang of criminals wielding deadly weapons, the police has arrested 6 individuals including 5 college students.
Sagar Mahantesh Bhairaamadagi (22), Guddutaayi Nagar resident Shubham Ashok Doddamani (23), Abhishek (21) residing near Amara Paalya, Police Colony resident Kaushik (20), Police Colony resident Murtaza Ali Muhammed Ali (25) are the arrested college students and another individual identified as Akash Adarsh Maaya (23), an employee of a medical store and resident of CIB Colony, was also arrested. An old hostility has been cited as the reason behind the murder, the police informed.
The police have seized four lethal weapons, a car, and 2 two-wheelers from the arrested accused, which were reportedly used for the murder. The arrested were presented before the court and the judges have ordered them to be subjected to judicial custody.
The resident of Vidya Nagar, son of police constable Chandrakanth, Abhishek Chandrakanth (27), was murdered by the gang of criminals who waylaid his vehicle he was on his way to the gym on the morning of November 4, where they chased him to the city’s central bus stand and violently murdered him using lethal weapons. A case had been previously registered concerning this case at the Ashok Nagar police station.
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CM Siddaramaiah alleges ‘criminal conspiracy’ in Sringeri recount, vows legal action
Bengaluru (PTI): Alleging a “criminal conspiracy” by BJP candidate D N Jeevaraj in the Sringeri Assembly poll recounting, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the outcome was manipulated after valid postal ballot votes in favour of Congress leader T D Raje Gowda were tampered with during the recounting process.
Following a Karnataka High Court order on an election petition filed by Jeevaraj, challenging Raje Gowda’s election, the reverification and recounting were conducted on Saturday.
After the reverification and recount of postal ballots for the Sringeri Assembly constituency, votes polled in favour of Raje Gowda were reduced by 255, the returning officer said.
A report on the matter has been submitted to the Election Commission of India for further action, the officer added.
Congress leader Raje Gowda had won the 2023 Assembly polls from Sringeri by 201 votes, defeating his nearest rival Jeevaraj.
Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah said the High Court had directed the recounting of postal ballots and that irregularities were noticed during the exercise conducted on May 2.
“This is a clear case of criminal conspiracy,” Siddaramaiah said, alleging that valid votes cast in favour of Raje Gowda were altered after being accepted by counting agents of all parties, including Congress, BJP, and JD(S).
He claimed that during the recounting of postal ballots, 255 votes were initially accepted as valid by all agents but were later tampered with by subordinate officials.
“There is a second mark on the votes polled in favour of Raje Gowda. They had accepted these as valid votes. Subsequently, another mark was made by officials. This is a clear case of criminal conspiracy,” he said.
When asked who was behind the alleged conspiracy, the CM replied, “It was hatched by Jeevaraj and others. It is planned.”
Siddaramaiah further alleged that the returning officer acted improperly by declaring the result despite the presence of an Election Commission observer during the recounting.
“Immediately after the counting, the returning officer announced the result. He should not have done so; this is against the law,” he said.
He pointed out that Raje Gowda had originally won by 201 votes, but after the recounting, the BJP candidate was declared the winner by 52 votes.
“The BJP has committed a criminal act of conspiracy. This is not vote chori but vote dacoity,” he alleged.
The CM said a police complaint had already been filed by Raje Gowda’s election agent, Sudhir Kumar, and emphasised the need for electoral integrity.
“We want transparency and free and fair elections. That is what our Constitution mandates,” he added.
Stating that the government would pursue legal remedies, Siddaramaiah said, “We are preparing an appeal challenging the returning officer’s announcement in a court of law.”
Responding to a separate query on elections in other states, the CM said there appeared to be an anti-incumbency factor in West Bengal, while results in Tamil Nadu were “surprising,” adding that Vijay’s party was emerging as the largest there.
Following the victory of party candidates in Bagalkote and Davanagere South, Siddaramaiah expressed confidence about future electoral prospects in Karnataka.
“Even in 2028, we will win the Assembly elections. We will come back,” the CM said.
Siddaramaiah added that he would order a forensic examination into the alleged tampering of postal ballots.
