Lokayukta Vishwanath Shetty stabbed inside his office premises
Bengaluru: The Lokayukta of Karnataka Justice Vishwanath Shetty was stabbed at his office in Bengaluru at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
The assailant has been identified as Tejas Sharma, a resident of Tumkur and said to be an advocate.
According to police, Tejas Sharma was called for an inquiry by the Lokayukta at the MS building office, where he stabbed Setty thrice. Shetty has been admitted in a serious condition at the Mallya hospital.
However, police have taken Tejas Sharma into custody and are trying to ascertain the reason behind the attack.
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
