Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday dismissed the allegations that innocent people are being held in connection with the Hubballi violence and said arrests were made based on evidence.

Reacting to the reports of prime accused in allegations of irregularities in PSI recruitment in the state, Divya Hagaragi being a member of BJP, party’s MLA Rajkumar Patil Telkur on Monday said Divya is not BJP member.

Hubballi: In the backdrop of the violence that outraged in old Hubballi on 16 April, the main accused, Abhishek Hiremath on Monday has been sent to judicial custody till 30 April.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said arrests have been made and an investigation is on in connection with the violence in Hubbali over a social media post.

The High Ground Station Police have reportedly registered an FIR against Congress leaders for trying to protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence demanding the resignation and arrest of Minister Eshwarappa for his involvement in the suicide of the contractor Santhosh Patil. 

The CID team investigating the allegations of irregularities in the recruitment of 545 Police Sub-Inspector positions in the state, arrested the husband of Kalaburagi’s woman BJP leader Divya Hagaragi on Monday.

Shirahatti Jagadguru Fakeera Dingaleshwara Swamiji has accused that the corruption in the state has reached such a level where even the grant allotted for the Matts requires a 30% commission to be given before their release, he said. 

P Ravi Kumar, IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka, the chief guest for the Cyclothon 2022 Bengaluru Chapter, along with Shri A K Tripathi, Executive Director (Southern Region), GAIL (India) Limited flagged off Saksham Cyclothon from Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru on 17th April 2022 (Sunday).