Arrest of pontiffs will reveal bigger names in duping case, says Chaithra Kundapura
Bengaluru: Hindutva activist Chaithra Kundapura, who had been detained in Udupi on Wednesday for having duped a businessman from Byndoor in Udupi district and a leader of the BJP of crores of rupees after promising that they would be given BJP tickets for the last Assembly elections, and six other accused in the case have been handed over to the CCB Division officers.
Chaithra, speaking to reporters while being taken from the relief centre to the CCB Division office, alleged that the names of 'bigwigs' involved in the matter would be revealed if pontiffs are arrested. The complaint filed against Chaithra had included the name of Halashri Swami, the pontiff from Hadagali in Ballari district, stating that he was in contact with the Prime Minister's office. It had also mentioned that Chaithra had allegedly taken complainant Govinda Babu Poojary to Hadagali, to meet the pontiff.
The detained Hindutva activist, who is in CCB Police custody for 10 days, was taken to a relief centre in Bengaluru on Wednesday night and will be questioned at the CCB Division office by the cops.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
