BJP ticket fraud case: Complaint filed before ED to investigate case under PMLA act
Bengaluru: In a latest development concerning the Chaitra ticket fraud case that has garnered significant attention in the state, S. Manohar KPCC general Secretary on Wednesday complained to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) urging it to register a case under the PMLA act (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) and to initiate an investigation into the case involving alleged fund transfer in exchange for a BJP ticket.
In his complaint, Manohar has demanded the ED to register and investigate the case under the PMLA act in light of the victim, C.Shivamurthy lodging a complaint at the Kottur Police station in Vijayanagar district, accusing BJP leaders Revanasiddappa and N.P. Shekhar of extorting Rs 2.3 crores in multiple phases in exchange for a BJP ticket for the reserved assembly constituency of Hagaribommanahalli.
Manohar has further urged the ED to immediately investigate the matter in consideration of the statements given by the victim C.Shivamurthy, he also alleged that several prominent faces of the state BJP unit were also involved in the alleged ticket scam.
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Two killed as bus hits motorbike
Thane (PTI): Two young men were killed and another was seriously injured when a speeding bus rammed into their motorcycle in Mumbra area of the city on Tuesday evening, police said.
The victims, all residents of Thakur Pada, were riding from Roshni Mahel toward Y Junction.
"The motorcycle was hit from behind by a bus driven by Mustafa Hussain Sheikh (58). The two-wheeler got dragged under the front wheel of the bus," said a traffic police official.
Sangam Rajesh Pulshare (21) and Avinash Ramdas Davande (19) died while Mahesh Bhagwan Vare (18) sustained serious injuries.
The bus driver was detained and a case was being registered at the Mumbra police station, said the official.
