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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UP: Fake IAS officer marries woman, flees with Rs 15 lakh dowry
Gorakhpur (UP) (PTI): A newly married man fled with the Rs 15 lakh given to him as dowry by the bride's family, and it came to light later that he was an alleged serial scammer, police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Pritam Kumar Nishad from Etawah, allegedly posed as an IAS officer to deceive the woman into marrying him. He is currently absconding with his sister, and a case has been filed against him for cheating, dowry harassment, and forgery, officials said.
According to the police, the woman's family claimed that they spent nearly Rs 30 lakh for the wedding that was solemnised on March 11.
The match was arranged through a matrimonial group, where the accused introduced himself as an IAS officer, sharing purported interview clips, office visuals, and photographs with politicians to gain the family's trust.
Despite initially claiming he would marry without dowry, the accused allegedly demanded Rs 15 lakh shortly before the engagement. The bride's family paid Rs 10 lakh in cash during the engagement and the remaining Rs 5 lakh on the wedding day, the police said.
The fraud came to light on Saturday after the woman reached Etawah, and a wedding attendee informed the family that the accused was not a civil servant. When her relatives visited the address provided by him, they found her in a small rented room, while the accused and his sister had fled, the police added.
The woman has also alleged that the accused planned to take her to Goa and sell her, and accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
The police suspect that the accused may have been involved in multiple such marriages in the past. Based on a complaint lodged at the cantonment police station, an FIR was registered on Saturday evening.
Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Kaustubh said efforts are underway to arrest the accused.
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