Siddaramaiah appeals to build film city in the name of Ambareesh
Ambareesh condolence meeting
Bengaluru, November 30: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that as per the desire of Ambareesh, a film city should be constructed in Mysuru and be named after him.
Speaking at a condolence meeting to pay homage to the departed actor, organized by the Karnataka Film Chamber and the film industry at Ambedkar Bhavan in the city on Friday, Siddaramaiah said that it was Ambareesh’s desire to construct a film city in Mysuru, for which his government had sanctioned the land in Mysuru and the work was under progress, he said and asked Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to expedite the work and name it after Ambareesh.
“Ambareesh was introduced to me in a hotel in 1973 when I was an advocate. By that time, he had acted in Nagarahavu film. His words might be harsh, but his heart was so soft. He was a good friend of mine. Interestingly, both film industry and politics were not his interested areas. When Deve Gowda was the Prime Minister, we had forced him to contest the election as he has his own influence in both Mandya and Ramanagar. He has no enemies in politics and film industry”, Siddaramaiah recalled.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
