Days after Prajwal Revanna's disqualification, HC summons HD Revanna over election irregularities
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Monday issued a summons order to senior JD(S) leader and Hole Narsipur MLA H.D Revanna, based on a petition Seeking disqualification of the MLA for alleged electoral irregularities. This comes days after Revanna’s son Prajwal Revanna, the party’s only Lok Shaba member was disqualified from the post, for alleged irregularities.
The high court issued the summons during the hearing of the objection petition filed by Devarajegowda, a lawyer and defeated BJP candidate from Hole Narsipur.
The court which had conducted the inquiry earlier had also issued a summons. However, the defendant Revanna did not accept the summons. In this context, the High Court issued another summons through the secretaries of the Assembly and postponed the hearing to September 25.
Meanwhile, Advocate Devarajegowda filed the petition stating that HD Revanna won the assembly elections by committing huge irregularities. Devarajegowda further alleged that, Shreyas Patel the Congress candidate from the Hole Narsipur constituency, who was at the 2nd place in the polls, had also lured the voters. Therefore, he has sought through the petition that the elections of both of them should be invalidated.
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'Strong evidence' available against Saif attacker, police tell court while opposing his bail plea
Mumbai, Jul 25 (PTI): Police have opposed the bail plea of the Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan with a knife and injuring him at his home here in January this year, telling a Mumbai court there was "strong evidence" against the accused.
Citing a Forensic Science Laboratory report, police reiterated before the sessions court their earlier claim knife fragments that got lodged near the actor's spine during the attack as well as a part found at the crime spot have matched with the weapon recovered from the accused, Shariful Islam.
These three pieces were part of the same weapon (knife) used to attack the filmstar, the police said in a written response to the accused's plea submitted in the court on Thursday (July 24).
Khan was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th floor apartment in upscale Bandra on January 16 during a robbery attempt.
The 54-year-old actor underwent surgery at Lilavati Hospital to remove a piece of knife that got lodged near his spine during the attack. He was discharged from the private hospital after five days.
Shariful Islam, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested two days later for allegedly stabbing Khan.
The police, in their response, highlighted that the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen residing illegally in India.
If granted bail, there was a possibility that he may flee India and not appear before the court during the trial. The crime committed by the accused is of a "very serious nature, and strong evidence" is available against him, they argued.
In his bail plea, filed through advocate Vipul Dushing, the accused asserted he was innocent and had no prior criminal record.
Investigation into the case has practically concluded with only the filing of a chargesheet pending, the accused contended while seeking bail.
The alleged attacker has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections related to house trespass, robbery and dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous injury.
