Bengaluru: Private transporters end bandh as Minister Ramalinga Reddy assures fulfilment of demands
Bengaluru: The Federation of the Karnataka State Private Transport Associations has withdrawn the bandh call it had given for Monday, with the members of the Federation stating that Karnataka Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy has assured them of fulfilling their demands.
In addition to the strike of private transport vehicle owners in the city, the Federation members staged a protest at the Freedom Park in Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, demanding that the state government fulfill their demands. Reddy, who met the private vehicle owners at the Freedom Park, promised them that their demands would be fulfilled by the Karnataka government.
Nataraj Sharma, leader of the Federation, told reporters, "Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has met us personally, when we were protesting at the Freedom Park and assured us that our demands would be met. We are ending the bandh in the backdrop of this development and promise from the government."
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Lokayukta Police in Koppal arrest two constables for demanding bribe to help get bail
Koppal: Two constables of the Civil Rights Enforcement Directorate Police Station here were held by the Lokayukta officials while taking a bribe, allegedly to help a man connected with a caste abuse case get bail.
The arrested constables are identified as Maruthi Byali and Chandalinga, who are said to have demanded Rs 60,000 to ensure that the accused in the caste abuse case, Mehboob Pasha, is granted bail. Pasha reportedly approached the Lokayukta, who registered a case and, after probing the matter, arrested the constable duo while they were accepting the bribe from Pasha.
The arrested constables are learned to have preferred digital payment rather than taking hard cash. While Chandalinga asked Pasha to transfer Rs 15,000 to a third party’s account, Byali asked for Rs 3,000 to be credited to a ‘paan’ shop owner’s account.
Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police Lokesh reportedly led the operation; inspectors Sunil, Chandrappa and Shaila Pyatishettar and constables raided the police station and held the accused duo.
Further investigation is underway.
