Udupi: The Bengaluru CCB Division police on Tuesday detained two persons, including Chaitra Kundapura, Hindu activist known for her provocative speeches, in Udupi, on charges of duping a businessman from Byndoor and a BJP leader of crores of rupees after promising to get them BJP tickets in the last Karnataka Assembly elections.

A letter, stating that Chaitra Kundapura and her accomplices, who convinced a businessman that he would be given a BJP ticket and duped him of Rs 7 crore, had gone viral on social media. The businessman had allegedly filed a complaint in Bengaluru, and the CCB Police in the state capital detained Kundapura, who had been absconding since the incident, in the parking area of the Shri Krishna Mutt in Udupi.

The police have also detained Shrikanth Nayak Pelattur in relation to the incident. Both Nayak and Kundapura were taken to a remote area for questioning by the police team. The police had earlier detained up to six people, including Gagan Kadur and Prasad, in the case.

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Beed, Jul 6: One person died and another lost both his legs after their motorcycle met with an accident while they were taking selfies on the move on Beed bypass road, a police official said on Saturday.

The incident happened on Friday afternoon and a video showing the rider and pillion smiling for selfies before the motorcycle rammed into the metal crash barrier of the road went viral on social media.

"Pillion Anirudh Kalkumbe (25) died, while rider Madhu Shelke lost both his legs. They were going to Tuljapur from Beed when the incident took place," he said.