If there is injustice in Budget, let it be discussed: CM
Bengaluru, July 06: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy claimed that he presented the budget keeping in mind the comprehensive development of the state and if any district and community was neglected, let it be discussed in the Session.
Speaking to reporters after offering floral tributes to the bust of Babu Jagjivan Ram as part of the latter’s 32nd death anniversary, at Vidhana Soudha in the city on Friday, the Chief Minister said that didn’t they notice the hike in petroleum products by the central government? He has not neglected the coastal region. Previous government had given priority to that region and Rs 150 crore was reserved for finding solutions to fishermen. In North Karnataka, funds were reserved for creating clusters. This budget was not restricted to any of the few districts, he said.
“I have announced that I would continue all the programmes of the previous Congress government. Even then, BJP leaders are making hue and cry and I cannot do anything. If they raise the issue in the Session, I can give answer”, he said.
Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar, Social Welfare Minister Priyanka Kharge, BBMP Mayor Sampath Raj, Social Welfare department Secretary M Lakshminarayan, Commissioner Vikas Kumar and others were present.
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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
