No changes in ACB: Govt clarifies to HC
Bengaluru, June 1: The state government on Friday gave a clarification to the Karnataka High Court that there would be no changes in the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the JDS-Congress coalition government is committed to the decision taken by the previous government.
The Divisional Bench of the Karnataka High Court headed by Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Shamprasad closed the case filed against the formation of the ACB. During the hearing, Additional Advocate General AS Ponnanna said that the government is committed to its earlier argument.
Meanwhile, advocate M Arun Sham appealed the court for a stay order against submitting any report by the ACB in related to a case against applicant Shivakumar H Pulse.
Responding to the appeal, the Bench observed that there is an interim order saying any process about this would be subjected to the final verdict.
As there was no argument from the advocate in favour of the applicant, the Divisional Bench closed the case pending the final decision.
Samaja Parivathana Trust and Bengaluru Bar Association have filed PILs in the High Court saying that as the formation of the ACB is against the Anti-Corruption Act, all cases filed by the ACB should be transferred to Lokayukta.
Along with these PILs, the High Court also heard other 11 applications filed against registering FIRs by the ACB. According to Lokpal Act, all states should set up Lokayukta and only Lokayukta should handle all cases related to elected representatives and government officials in related to corruption, they demanded.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
