Bribery Case: ACB conducts raid on Officers from Department of Land Survey; Two Arrested
Bengaluru: Based on accusations of demanding bribes for identifying land borders related to a survey of an asset, the Police unit of the ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) conducted raids on the residences of four individuals including the houses of officers from the land survey department on Wednesday.
Including the Assistant Director of the Department of Land Survey, two people have been arrested.
A resident of Nagadasanapura had reportedly submitted an appeal to process the identification of land boundaries of a property in the Kuduregere village at Bengaluru as per the High Court order.
In a complaint registered with the ACB, the petitioner accused that the Assistant Director of the Land Survey Department Anand Kumar sought a bribe of rupees 20 lakhs to complete the survey process.
The residences of Anand Kumar, a contract worker from outside his office named Ramesh, Deputy Director of the Land Survey Department Kusumalatha, and Surveyor Shrinivas were raided and searched by the ACB on Wednesday night.
A cash amount of rupees 25.70 lakhs and cheques worth 70 lakh rupees were recovered from the houses of the accused. The recovered money was seized and both Anand Kumar and Ramesh have been arrested, the ACB Officials informed.
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Haven't rapes taken place during BJP regime, asks CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru/Belagavi (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday wondered whether there were no rapes during the BJP regime.
He was reacting to BJP's allegation about the deteriorating law and order situation in the state in the wake of a woman raped at KR Market in Bengaluru on Sunday night.
The victim who was waiting for a bus to Yelahanka was allegedly raped by two men. Police have arrested two people in this connection.
"The incident happened in SJ Park. The complaint pertains to extortion and sexual assault. Two people have been arrested," Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda told reporters here in Bengaluru.
Reacting to BJP's charges in this regard while speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Siddaramaiah asked "Haven't rapes taken place during the BJP regime?"
He said that rapes should not happen and women should be protected.
"Anti-social elements in the society do such things. We will take stringent action against them," the Chief Minister added.
The BJP on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister G Parameshwara claiming that the cases of crimes such as robbery, murder, rapes and atrocities on the weaker sections of the society have suddenly increased.
