Theft accused in Hubballi tries to escape after attacking policemen; shot in the leg
Hubballi: A man who had been accused of theft, Farhan Shaikh, was shot at in the leg by Keshwapura Police after he attacked police officers during a search operation near Tarihal Cross on Gamanagatti Road near the city on Friday morning.
Shaikh, a native of Mumbai, had been detained by the Keshwapura Police, under charge of breaking into a jewelry store near Ramesh Bhavan in Keshwapura in Hubballi recently.
Keshwapura Police officers were conducting a search operation near the Tarihal Cross on Friday to find Shaikh’s accomplices in the theft, when Shaikh reportedly attempted to escape by attacking the police officials in the investigation team. Gokul Police Station Sub-inspector Kavitha, in quick action, shot him in the leg and stopping him from escaping.
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Shaikh is under treatment at the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). Sub-inspector Kavitha Madagyala and constables Sujatha and Mahesh, who were injured during the shootout, are also being treated at KIMS.
The other accused in the case booked at Keshwapura Police are still absconding, the police officers have said.
Cases have been filed against Shaikh at Hyderabad, Ahmednagar, Kalaburagi, Surat and Mumbai, under charges of various criminal activities, including theft and dacoity.
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MUDA case: Karnataka HC adjourns hearing till Dec 10
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned till December 10 the hearing on the plea seeking transfer of the investigation into the MUDA site allotment scam to the CBI. The plea was filed by activist Snehamayi Krishna doubting the credibility of Lokayukta investigation into the matter.
The petitioner told PTI that he approached the HC saying he has no faith in the Lokayukta police and hence the case should be handed over to the CBI.
In the MUDA case, it is alleged that compensatory sites were allotted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife in an upmarket area in Mysuru, which had higher property value as compared to the location of her land which had been "acquired" by the MUDA.
The MUDA had allotted plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land, where it developed a residential layout.
Under the controversial scheme, MUDA allotted 50 per cent of developed land to the land losers in lieu of undeveloped land acquired from them for forming residential layouts. It is alleged that Parvathi had no legal title over this 3.16 acres of land at survey number 464 of Kasare village, Kasaba hobli of Mysuru taluk.
The Karnataka Lokayukta police and the Enforcement Directorate have launched an investigation into the 'scam'.
The CM has denied any wrongdoing in the alleged scam.
