Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Shivaraj Kumar and his wife Geetha Shivarajkumar paid a visit to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residential office 'Krishna' in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

The couple, had actively campaigned for Siddaramaiah and Jagadish Shettar during the Karnataka Assembly elections. During the meeting, they congratulated Siddaramaiah on his re-election as Chief Minister of Karnataka.

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The duo was accompanied by Primary and Secondary Education Minister and Geetha Shivarajkumar’s brother Madhu Bangarappa during the visit to the Chief Minister’s office.

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Tumakuru (Karnataka), Dec 16: A social media influencer was arrested for allegedly causing an explosion using sodium in an agricultural pond in the district, police said on Monday.

N M Prathap, also known as Drone Prathap, was arrested on Friday evening after police received a video of the incident that he had uploaded to his YouTube channel, they said.

The video, which went viral on social media platforms, showed the explosion occurring at Sree Rayara Brundavana farm in Janakaloti, Madhugiri taluk.

However, when questioned, 27-year-old Prathap claimed that it was a science experiment performed as part of a promotional video for his YouTube channel. He later deleted the video, a senior police officer said.

Based on the video, a case was registered against Prathap under relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act and Section 288 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the officer said.

Prathap is a former Bigg Boss Kannada contestant.

After his arrest, Prathap was taken into police custody for three days. He was produced before the court, which sent him to judicial custody for 10 days, the officer added.

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