Bengaluru: Inspector selected for CM’s gold medal flees for fear of Lokayukta arrest
Bengaluru: In a dramatic incident reported here, a senior police officer who had been selected for the Chief Minister's Gold Medal, Inspector Kumar of Annapoorneshwari Nagar Police Station is reported to be absconding allegedly for fear of an arrest by Lokayukta Police.
The officer, who is learned to be absconding since Tuesday night, was to receive the medal on Wednesday, April 2, having been selected for his outstanding performance as police officer.
The inspector is accused of harassing one Anusha, wife of contractor Channegowda. He allegedly filed a false case against Gowda and then pressurized Anusha to sell a house worth Rs 4 crore, harassing her further to register it for a lower price.
Anusha was called for a rendezvous at a private hotel in Nagarbhavi on Tuesday evening to sign an agreement in this regard, but Inspector Kumar reportedly fled from the scene on learning that Lokayukta officers were raiding the hotel.
Five people, including two constables, are learned to have been arrested on the occasion.
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South Korea will hold presidential election on June 3 to replace ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol
Seoul (AP): South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to replace recently ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's acting leader Han Duck-soo announced Tuesday.
The announcement came days after the Constitutional Court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law in December.
Deep political polarisation will likely shape the June 3 election, expected to be a two-way showdown between the two major political parties: Yoon's conservative People Power Party and its chief liberal rival, the Democratic Party.
The focus of attention is on whether conservatives can regroup and field a strong candidate to compete against the likely Democratic candidate, Lee Jae-myung.
It will be an uphill battle for the governing People's Power Party to hold on to power it struggles to restore public confidence and heal a severe internal division triggered by Yoon's martial law stunt.
