National Herald case: Will appear before Delhi police next week, says Shivakumar
Belagavi (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said he will appear before the Delhi police next week to provide them the required information, as part of its probe into the National Herald case.
The Delhi Police had issued a notice to Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, seeking financial and transactional details as part of its probe into the National Herald case.
"I had told them, I will come next week after the legislature session. I will go," Shivakumar told reporters in response to a question.
The notice issued by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) states that Shivakumar is “supposed to have vital information” pertaining to the National Herald case registered on October 3 this year, against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
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In the notice dated November 29, the EOW asked Shivakumar to appear before it or provide the requested information by December 19 latest.
Shivakumar, a couple of days ago, had sought the FIR copy from the Delhi police.
In response to a query on state BJP President Vijayendra calling him "Pitamaha of corruption", the Deputy CM said that time will come to respond to the former.
"Will reply to Vijayendra... He called us (state Congress government) ATM of the Congress party. He has to prove it. So I have said whatever I have to. How can he say that this is an ATM and allege that coffers are being emptied and money is being sent (to Congress high command)? Time will come and will respond to him," he said.
Vijayendra had hit back at the Deputy CM for calling him "king of collection", for accusing the Congress government of corruption to fund the party high command.
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Five arrested in Kerala's Walayar for beating to death Jharkhand native
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.
The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.
The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.
According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.
As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.
