Karnataka BJP minister booked for allegedly threatening family after family members attempt suicide
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP Minister Anand Singh was on Wednesday booked for allegedly threatening a family. The family members on Tuesday evening attempted suicide following the alleged threats from the minister and tried to set themselves ablaze.
State’s Tourism, Ecology, and Environment Minister Anand Singh had reportedly threatened to burn the entire family of complainant D Polappa over a land dispute.
The minister was booked under the Prevention of Atrocities Against SC-ST Act, and sections 504 and 506 of the IPC based on a complaint filed by Polappa who belongs to the SC community.
The complainant arrived near the Hospet rural police station on Tuesday night with five of his relatives. All of them tried to set themselves on fire. However, they were rescued and taken to hospital, police said.
A case was also registered against Mr Polappa and five others for attempting suicide, they added.
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Defamatory post against Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade: Case registered against Girish Mattannavar
Belthangady: A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.
The complaint was filed by Subrahmanya Prasad, a resident of Dharmasthala.
The complainant stated that Mattannavar posted content on Instagram making allegations against Dr. Heggade and allegedly affecting his reputation.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which is related to spreading false information, rumours, or alarming news, on April 18, and the investigation is in progress.
Following information about Mattannavar’s appearance at the SIT office on May 7, a police officer from Dharmasthala police station issued a notice directing him to appear at the station within a week.
