Duo arrested in fake Mysore Sandal Soap case has close ties with senior BJP leaders, says Kharge
Bengaluru: Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge has revealed that two BJP activists, Rakesh Jain and Mahaveer Jain, who were apprehended by the police in connection with the fake Mysore Sandal Soap production unit in Hyderabad, have close ties with senior BJP leaders in Telangana and Karnataka.
Addressing a press conference at the Karnataka Congress office on Queens Road in the city, Kharge stated, "The presence of counterfeit versions of the world-famous Mysore Sandal Soap from Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) in the market has garnered significant media attention. In early January, Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil received an anonymous call regarding the matter. Patil informed KSDL Managing Director Prashanth. Subsequent investigations revealed that the production unit for the fake Mysore Sandal Soaps is located in Hyderabad."
The minister detailed the investigative process, stating, "Undercover officers visited the unit in Hyderabad, posing as customers with an Rs 25 lakh order. The soap production unit staff accepted the order, and when the officers mentioned visiting the soap factory to collect the order due to its substantial size, the staff provided the address. The investigative team then conducted a raid on the factory, seizing production materials."
Kharge informed reporters that FIRs have been filed against Rakesh Jain and Mahaveer Jain, who are now in police custody. "During questioning, they confessed to being BJP activists associated with Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh," stated the minister.
Expressing suspicion, Kharge suggested that as active party workers, the duo likely had close connections with BJP leaders in Karnataka as well. He also alleged that Rakesh Jain and Mahaveer Jain had been in contact with Manikanth Rathod, the BJP candidate from Chittapur constituency in the last Assembly polls, and Vitthal Naik, son of former BJP MLA Late Valmiki Naik.
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Manipur: Autopsy reports reveal multiple bullet wounds, lacerations on bodies of 3 killed in Jiribam
Imphal, Nov 24: The autopsy reports of three of the six persons killed in Manipur's Jiribam district by suspected Kuki militants revealed multiple bullet injuries and lacerations on various parts of their bodies, officials said on Sunday.
The report of three-year-old Chingkheinganba Singh showed that his right eye was missing and he had a bullet wound in the skull, they said.
The report also noted cut wounds, fractures in the chest, and lacerations on the forearm and other parts of his body. Signed on November 17, the report indicated that the child's body was in a "state of decomposition", they added.
The report said the cause of death would be pending until the receipt of the chemical analysis report of viscera from the Directorate of Forensic Sciences in Guwahati, officials said.
The post-mortem examinations were conducted at the Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) in Assam's Cachar district.
The report also detailed the injuries sustained by his mother, L Heitonbi Devi (25), who had "three bullet wounds in the chest and one in the buttock", officials said.
According to the report, her body was brought to SMCH on November 18, around seven days after her death, they said.
The child's grandmother, Y Rani Devi (60), suffered five bullet wounds -- one in the skull, two in the chest, one in the abdomen, and one in an arm, officials said.
Her body was brought to SMCH on November 17, at least three to five days after her death, the report noted.
The autopsy reports also showed deep lacerations on many parts of the bodies of the two women.
The cause of Rani Devi's death is also yet to be known, awaiting the chemical analysis report of the viscera, officials said.
The post-mortem reports of one more woman and two children are still pending, they said.
The six persons belonging to the Meitei community had gone missing from a relief camp in Jiribam after a gunfight between security forces and suspected Kuki-Zo militants that resulted in the deaths of 10 insurgents on November 11.
Their bodies were found in the Jiri river in Jiribam district, and the nearby Barak river in Assam's Cachar over the next few days.
