Illegal betting case: Karnataka High Court stays ED summons against lawyer Anil Gowda
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday granted interim relief to lawyer Anil Gowda, a close associate of Chitradurga Congress MLA K.C. Virendra, by staying the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons issued to him in connection with an online and offline illegal betting case.
The single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum directed that no coercive action be taken against Gowda. The order came in response to an interim petition filed by Gowda, son of Congress leader Hanumantharayappa from Rajarajeshwari Nagar, challenging the ED summons and seeking protection from any immediate enforcement action.
The court noted that a related matter concerning the issuance of summons to lawyers is already pending before the Supreme Court. Considering this, the High Court held that Gowda was entitled to interim protection. Accordingly, the summons dated August 24, 2025, issued to him under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), has been stayed.
The court further directed the ED to refrain from invoking PMLA provisions or initiating any coercive steps against Gowda until the Supreme Court delivers its decision on the broader issue.
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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
