Karnataka High Court issues notice to MLA KC Veerendra on ED plea seeking cancellation of Bail
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to MLA K.C. Veerendra on a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to him in an alleged online and offline betting case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The petition challenges the December 30, 2025 order of the Special Court for elected representatives, which had granted bail to Veerendra.
The matter came up for hearing before a single-judge bench of Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav on Thursday. Appearing for the ED, counsel submitted that the agency has sought cancellation of the bail granted to Veerendra by the special court. After hearing the submissions, the court issued notice to Veerendra and adjourned the matter to February 26 for further hearing.
On August 22 and 23, 2025, officials of the Enforcement Directorate’s Bengaluru zonal office conducted searches at 31 locations across the country, including in Chitradurga, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Jodhpur, Gangtok, Mumbai and Goa. The searches were carried out in connection with alleged illegal offline and online betting operations at casinos such as Pappi Casino Gold, Ocean Rivers Casino, Pappies Casino Pride, Ocean 7 Casino and Big Daddy Casino.
During the searches, the ED claimed to have found that Veerendra Pappi was allegedly operating multiple betting websites under names such as King 567 and Raja 567. The agency also stated that Veerendra’s brother, K.C. Tippeswamy, was running three companies namely Diamond Softtech, TRS Technologies and Prime9 Technologies from Dubai.
According to the ED, assets seized during the searches included Rs 12 crore in cash, foreign currency worth Rs 1 crore, gold jewellery valued at Rs 6 crore, 10 kilograms of silver and four vehicles. In addition, 17 bank accounts and two lockers were frozen under the PMLA.
Veerendra Pappi was arrested on August 23 while he was reportedly in Gangtok, Sikkim, to secure a casino contract. The ED later filed a chargesheet against him before the special court on October 18.
After remaining in judicial custody, Veerendra was granted bail by the Special Court for elected representatives on December 30, 2025. Challenging that order, the ED has now approached the High Court seeking cancellation of the bail.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
