CID detains 'Post Card' founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde?
Accused of maligning MB Patil using fake letterhead
Bengaluru: The Cyber Crime department of CBI has arrested Mahesh Vikram Hegde, the founder of infamous website Postcard for allegedly maligning Home Minister MB Patil, using a fake letter of Vijayapur's BLED association.
A newspaper had published that MB Patil wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi on July 10, 2017 informing her about the separate Lingayat religion. MB Patil had filed a complaint with the Chief Election Commissioner in this regard.
The fake letterhead and fake signature was allegedly used to hatch a conspiracy against state Home Minister MB Patil. The case was transferred to the CID after the Home Minister's complaint and Mahesh Vikram Hegde is currently being investigated by the CID officials.
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Married woman stabbed to death by stalker for refusing his advances in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 34-year-old married woman was stabbed to death here allegedly by a man who had been stalking her after she repeatedly refused his advances, police said on Friday.
The victim, Firdos Banu, a resident of Gangondanahalli, worked as a house help, they said.
The accused, identified as Hafiz, a mechanic, has been arrested in connection with the incident, which took place on the afternoon of March 19.
According to police, Banu was returning home from work when the accused intercepted her behind a school in the Gangondanahalli area and stabbed her multiple times, leaving her seriously injured.
Locals informed her family, and she was taken to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries later in the evening, a senior police officer said.
A case of murder has been registered at Chandra Layout police station and the accused has been arrested, he added.
Police said Banu was married to Altaf Pasha, an autorickshaw driver, for around 15 years. She is survived by her husband and three minor sons.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Hafiz, who is unmarried, had been stalking Banu for some time and continued to harass her despite her repeated refusals, they added.
