BJP leader UB Banakar to contest as independent candidate if party considers BC Patil from Hirekerur
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader UB Banakar on Wednesday asserted that he will contest the by-elections in the state from Hirekerur constituency if he fails to get ticket from party. He added that he has been party loyalist for several years and that he deserves ticket from the party.
According to the reports the saffron party has plans of giving party ticket from Hirekerur constituency to disqualified MLA B C Patil but Banakar has also been claiming ticket for himself in what is being seen as stiff competition for the ticket.
Banakar however on Wednesday made it clear that he will contest the election as an independent candidate in case the party doesn’t consider him for the ticket.
Sources in the political sources also adds that the CM Yediyurappa himself tried to negotiate in the matter by holding meetings with both the leaders, but it reportedly didn’t yield any result.
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Miscreants decamp with 70 kg silver articles from jewellery shop in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Unidentified miscreants allegedly broke into a jewellery shop here and decamped with approximately 70 kg of silver articles worth crores of rupees, police said on Friday.
The incident was reported at a jewellery shop near 8th Mile, Havanur, on April 28, they said.
According to police, the accused are suspected to have entered the premises from the rear after breaking open the lock and drilling a hole through the wall of the shop.
The incident came to light at around 7 am on April 28 when shop staff opened the premises and discovered signs of forced entry and extensive damage to the rear section of the building, following which they alerted police authorities.
Preliminary estimates indicate that around 70 kg of silver articles, worth crores, were stolen. Most of the silver items displayed in the cupboards were taken, while valuables kept in the locker remained intact, a senior police officer said.
Police said CCTV cameras inside the shop were not functioning. Efforts are underway to identify the suspects using footage from cameras installed in the vicinity.
The miscreants also allegedly took away the Digital Video Recorder (of CCTV) of an adjacent shop, the officer added.
Investigators are also examining the tools and techniques used to gain access to the shop, suspecting the involvement of a professional gang with prior knowledge of the store layout.
A case has been registered at Bagalagunte Police Station, and further investigation is underway to identify and apprehend the accused, police said.
