Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following the Special Court for People's Representatives' order to initiate a Lokayukta probe into an alleged scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

According to the FIR filed in the Mysuru Lokayukta, CM Siddaramaiah has been named as Accused No. 1 (A1), his wife Parvathy as Accused No. 2 (A2), and Bamaida Mallikarjunaswamy as Accused No. 3 (A3).

The case is based on allegations of irregularities and misuse of authority within MUDA during Siddaramaiah’s previous tenure as Chief Minister.

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Mumbai, Oct 14: Well-known Marathi actor Atul Parchure, known for his comic roles, died at a private hospital here on Monday, family sources said.

Parchure (57), who had recently recovered from cancer, was about to make a comeback on stage but suddenly developed health complications and his condition worsened in the last two days, the sources said.

He started his career as a child actor and soon rose to fame with roles in plays such as "Tarun Turk, Mhatare Ark" and "Nati Goti".

Parchure also acted in a host of Marathi and Hindi TV serials and films.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar took to social media platform X to express their condolences.

Shinde condoled Parchure's untimely death on behalf of the state government and called himself one among thousands of the senior actor's fans.

"The news of his death was painful," the CM said, adding the Marathi theatre and cinema has lost a talented actor.