Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case: SIT continues interrogation of complainant on day 2
Belthangady: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case reportedly held an interrogation of the complainant on the second consecutive day on Sunday, thereby expediting the investigation of the case.
The complainant is learned to have arrived at the Inspection Bungalow (IB) with his advocates at 10.30 am on Sunday, while the SIT, led by senior IPS officer Pronab Mohanty, arrived at the IB at 12 noon.
The complainant was interrogated for eight hours on Saturday, July 26, including DIG MN Anucheth, and SP (Internal Security Division) Jitendra Kumar Dayama, before he was sent away with his advocates in the evening.
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Karnataka BJP MLA caught taking Rs 5 lakh bribe remanded to judicial custody
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.
The Shirahatti MLA, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special Court for Public Representatives, sources said.
The court remanded him to custody until March 3.
The MLA was caught in a Lokayukta trap following a complaint by Vijay Pujar, a Class-1 contractor from Chinchali in Gadag district.
Lokayukta officials said the alleged bribe was linked to Minor Irrigation Department works, including the construction of retaining walls along a road. The accused had demanded Rs 11 lakh from the complainant to execute the project, and Rs 5 lakh was accepted during the trap.
Along with Lamani, his personal assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were also arrested in connection with the case.
