CBI court convicts five for bank fraud
Chennai, Aug 31 : A CBI special court on Friday convicted five persons and sentenced them to jail, including an official of Canara Bank, for five years in a bank cheating case, said the investigating agency.
In a statement issued here, the CBI said the court convicted S.R. Karunakaran, Senior Manager, Canara Bank, for five years. The court also sentenced A.B. Janakiraman, B.Ramesh, B.Suresh and S.Lakshmi.
The court imposed a total fine of Rs 80 lakh on the convicts.
The CBI said the accused Karunakaran abused his official position and permitted temporary overdraft from open cash credit (OCC) accounts without following any procedure.
Karunakaran also allowed diversion of OCC funds to the partners of a firm Hobby Screens, Chennai, and caused a loss to Canara Bank to the tune of Rs 2.11 crore, said the probe agency.
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Haven't rapes taken place during BJP regime, asks CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru/Belagavi (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday wondered whether there were no rapes during the BJP regime.
He was reacting to BJP's allegation about the deteriorating law and order situation in the state in the wake of a woman raped at KR Market in Bengaluru on Sunday night.
The victim who was waiting for a bus to Yelahanka was allegedly raped by two men. Police have arrested two people in this connection.
"The incident happened in SJ Park. The complaint pertains to extortion and sexual assault. Two people have been arrested," Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda told reporters here in Bengaluru.
Reacting to BJP's charges in this regard while speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Siddaramaiah asked "Haven't rapes taken place during the BJP regime?"
He said that rapes should not happen and women should be protected.
"Anti-social elements in the society do such things. We will take stringent action against them," the Chief Minister added.
The BJP on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister G Parameshwara claiming that the cases of crimes such as robbery, murder, rapes and atrocities on the weaker sections of the society have suddenly increased.
