Kumaraswamy, Ramesh Gowda demanded Rs 50 cr, issued death threats, alleges JD(S) leader in complaint
Bengaluru: JD(S) social media Vice President Vijay Tata has filed a police complaint against party leader and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and MLC Ramesh Gowda, alleging that they demanded Rs 50 crore from him and issued death threats.
Vijay has filed the complaint at Amruthahalli police station in Bengaluru. He has also requested for security in light of the threats mentioned in the complaint.
In a letter to the police, Vijay stated that Ramesh Gowda handed him the phone to talk with H.D. Kumaraswamy, as reported by ANI on Thursday. During the conversation, Kumaraswamy told Vijay, “This time, you have to pay Rs 50 crore for election expenses, which is necessary for us to win in the Channapatna by-election.”
Vijay Tata expressed that he was troubled by Kumaraswamy's remarks and promptly responded that he did not have sufficient funds. He also added that he needs to calculate his real estate projects.
Vijay further noted that Kumaraswamy reacted angrily to his response and issued a threat. According to the letter, Kumaraswamy said, “If you don’t prepare Rs 50 crore, I don’t know what I will do. If you run real estate business in Bangalore, it will be difficult for you to live here,” as cited by the news agency.
The complainant pointed out that Ramesh Gowda was present during the conversation and insisted him to arrange the funds. Additionally, Gowda requested an extra Rs 5 crore, claiming it was needed for the construction of a temple and a school. Vijay disclosed that Gowda warned him he would “face problems” if the money was not provided.
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Gujarat man held for impersonating govt official, duping people with forged letters
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.
