Belthangady: ACB sleuths arrest village accountant and his assistant while accepting bribe
Belthangady: Kadirudyavara-Mittubagilu village accountant and his assistant were on Saturday morning arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) allegedly while the duo was accepting bribe.
According to the reports the the accused identified as VA Manjunath, village accountant and his assistant Ramesh Naik were caught red-handed by the ACB team when they were demanding and asking bribe for changing name in the RTC documents here on Saturday.
A social activist Pradeep Gowda had filed complaint with the ACB against the two accused followed by which the ACB raided the office of village accountant on Saturday.
According to the complaint, Manjunath and Ramesh Naik were demanding bribe of five thousand rupees for changing name in the RTC document. Pradeep handed over 2000 rs bribe to Ramesh Naik on Friday and told him that he will pay the remaining three thousand on Saturday. While bribing him of three thousand rupees an ACB team raided and arrested the accused.
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Mysuru: Six, including three children, drown in Cauvery during urus gathering
Mysuru: Six people, including three children, drowned in the Cauvery river near Arkeshwara Temple in KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Fatima (42) from Udayagiri in Mysuru; Mohammed Yasin (23), an autorickshaw driver from SBR Layout in Bengaluru; his wife Neha Kausar (19) from the same area; Uzeir (5) from Udayagiri, Mysuru; Emma Aiman (13) from Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru; and Afif Ahmed (13) from KR Nagar.
According to The New Indian Express, the victims had visited a nearby dargah. While playing in the river, one person slipped into the water, and others entered it in an attempt to rescue them, leading to multiple drownings.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed grief and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the victims’ families.
Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladangi and KR Nagar police visited the spot and have begun an investigation.
