Bengaluru (PTI): Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Math, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls, has declared assets worth over Rs 9.74 crore.
In an affidavit while filing nomination as an independent candidate from Dharwad Lok Sabha segment on Thursday, the prominent Veerashaiva Lingayat seer has declared movable assets worth Rs 1.22 crore.
The immovable assets that he has, including agriculture and non-agriculture land and school building, are worth Rs 8.52 crore.
He has total liabilities to the tune of Rs 39.68 lakh.
The 48-year-old, who has failed in SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate or class 10), has three cases pending against him.
The seer has two Toyota Innova, a tractor and a school bus in his name. He also has 7.82 kg of silver worth Rs 4.35 lakh, and 18.9 gram gold worth Rs 1.17 lakh.
Dingaleshwar Swami is taking on BJP MP and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi.
He has accused Joshi of “suppressing” Veerashaiva-Lingayat and other communities, and also misusing the Lingayat maths and causing disrespect to them to stay in power.
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Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
