Cong suspends Roshan Baig: What’s former CM Siddaramaiah’s version?
New Delhi: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah clarified that he has not suspended Shivajinagar Congress MLA Roshan Baig from the party.
Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said that Roshan Baig was served notice from the KPCC on anti-party activities. But he did not give answer to the notice. In view of this, the KPCC has recommended the high command to take disciplinary action against him. Based on it, the AICC has suspended him from the party, he said.
Reacting to Roshan Baig’s statement that “I am in Indian Congress and I am not in Siddu Congress”, Siddaramaiah said that, “All of us are in Indian Congress. But I don’t know where is Roshan Baig?”
On JDS state president H Vishwanath’s statement on granting land to Jindal company, Siddaramaiah said that “instead of dragging my name in the issue, let him discuss with the Chief Minister. I have already spoken to Industries Minister KJ George and asked him to verify it”, he said.
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Bengaluru: Scrap worker held for UPS battery thefts; 51 batteries recovered
Bengaluru: A 38-year-old scrap worker accused of stealing UPS batteries has been arrested by the Parappana Agrahara police for targeting roadside power backup units in Electronic City.
According to The Indian Express, the accused has been identified as Chinnadurai (38), a native of Tamil Nadu. He was apprehended on March 9 from a scrap shop in Vaddarapalya on Koppa Begur Main Road following a tip-off.
Police said the accused targeted roadside power backup units installed for CCTV cameras, streetlights, and traffic signals, disrupting public infrastructure, particularly in Electronic City Phase-2 and Shanthipura Main Road.
The case was originally registered on February 5 after a private company reported the theft of 10 UPS batteries from roadside locations.
During interrogation, Chinnadurai reportedly confessed to carrying out the thefts as a source of livelihood and admitted to similar offences across the city.
The police recovered 51 UPS batteries of various companies and seized an autorickshaw used in the crimes. The total value of the recovered property is estimated at Rs 4 lakh.
“With his arrest, we have detected this case and also solved two other theft cases registered against him in different police stations across the city,” a police officer said.
As per the report, the accused was produced before a court on March 10 and remanded to judicial custody.
The thefts had earlier led to traffic signals going non-functional in Electronic City, raising safety concerns among commuters.
