Basavaraj Bommai refutes media reports of his elevation as next Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Home Minister, Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday refuted claims of him being made the Chief Minister of the state. He said he is not anticipating the post nor he has heard anybody proposing his name for the CM’s post.
“Everything will become clear after the legislature party meeting. I do not want to react to speculative media reports” he said speaking to reporters in the city on Tuesday.
“The decision taken at the party meeting will be at the state level and will be conveyed to the central leadership. It will be later finalized by the parliamentary council. It is wrong to speculate that Yediyurappa will recommend my name as I am is close aide” he said.
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Three arrested for killing Buddhist woman monk in Himachal
Shimla (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh nearly a month ago, police said on Friday.
The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said.
According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused.
Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said that during the investigation, more than 50 suspects were questioned and DNA samples of several suspects were also collected.
After a detailed investigation, the accused were arrested from different locations on Thursday night, he said.
Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs.
Efforts are on to nab two more accused wanted in the case. They will be put behind bars soon, the SP said.
