Ballari: ED raids offices and residences of MP, two MLAs
Ballari: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous raids on Wednesday morning at the residences and offices of a Member of Parliament and two MLAs in Karnataka's Ballari district.
Sources confirmed that the raids targeted Ballari MP E. Tukaram, Ballari City MLA Nara Bharat Reddy, Kampli MLA J.N. Ganesh, and the residence and office of Govardhan Reddy, a close aide of Vijayanagara MLA B. Nagendra. ED officials also carried out searches in the legislators' quarters at the Legislators' Home in Bengaluru.
While the exact reason for the raids on these Congress leaders remains officially unconfirmed, it is suspected that the searches may be linked to the alleged irregularities in the Valmiki Development Corporation. The residence of Govardhan Reddy, considered a key figure in the controversy, was among the prime locations raided, suggesting a possible connection.
There had been earlier allegations that funds from the Valmiki Corporation were misused during the Ballari Lok Sabha election campaign.
Meanwhile, in another related operation, the residence of Kudligi MLA Dr. N.T. Srinivas in Narsinghagiri, Kudligi Taluk, was also raided by ED officials early this morning around 5:00 AM. Officials are currently reviewing documents and financial records at the premises.
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Maoist carrying bounty of Rs 15 lakh among four killed in gunfight with security forces in J’khand
Hazaribag (PTI): Four Maoists, including one carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said.
The encounter took place in the Khapia forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off.
"Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with joint forces in 'Operation KotiNeer'. The Maoists killed have been identified as regional committee member Sahdeo Maho, carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh, Ranjit Ganjhu, Zonal committee member, carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh," IG, CRPF, Saket Kumar Singh told mediapersons.
The remaining two are Area Commander Budhan Karmali, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh and sub-zonal committee member Natasha, a woman who hailed from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra.
SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said that no security personnel were injured in the operation.
The Maoists killed were wanted in about 80 cases.
With the encounter, only 57 Maoists are left in the state, the IG said.
A number of arms were also recovered during the operation including two AK 47 and one INSAS rifles.
The development comes close on the heels of a fierce exchange of fire between a Maoist squad headed by Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs 1 crore, and police personnel on April 15 in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum. Four security personnel were injured in the encounter.
The Centre has already informed the state governments that there are no Naxal violence-affected districts in the country, more than five decades since Left Wing Extremism (LWE) originated in India.
The declaration followed a high-level security review held earlier this month by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the mandated 'National Policy and Action Plan to Address Left Wing Extremism' formulated in 2015.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on March 30 that India was free from Maoists.
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