Photo of Kageri’s ‘secret meeting’ with rowdy-sheeter Fiaz Chowty goes viral
Sirsi: A photo of Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, holding a ‘secret meeting with rowdy-sheeter Fiaz Chowty alias Payya has gone viral on social media, giving rise to a furor.
The photo has fuelled the curiosity of the people on what Kageri would be discussing in secrecy with the local rowdy-sheeter and around 50 of his gangmen at a time when elections are nearing.
Also, that Fiaz is seated next to Kageri in the picture has only added to the curiosity.
There are more than 17 cases of blackmail, burglary, kidnap and duping against Fiaz, a native of Sirsi. The rowdy-sheeter is also known to be associated with people of the underworld, including ‘Hebbettu Manja’.
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Hotel Taj West End in Bengaluru receives fake bomb threat via email
Bengaluru: Hotel Taj West End in Bengaluru received an email on Saturday morning, with a bomb threat. A thorough investigation, using sniffer dogs and the bomb squad on the hotel premises proved the threat to be a hoax, a top police officer has said.
The staff of the hotel, commonly used to host prominent politicians and cricketers, received the bomb threat e-mail, Deputy Commissioner of Police (central), HT Shekhar said. The bomb disposal squad rushed to the scene on being informed of the mail and checked the premises of the hotel thoroughly, before declaring the email threat a hoax, he added.
A complaint has been registered by the police and investigation is underway.
Three hotels in Bengaluru, including a five-star hotel, received bomb threats in May 2024. The city also witnessed a blast at the popular Rameshwaram Café, injuring at least nine people, which shocked the residents of Bengaluru.
