IT raid on Congress leader Gayathri Shanthe Gowda’s house in Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru: The residence of Congress leader and former MLC Gayathri Shanthe Gowda was reportedly raided by the Income Tax Department Thursday morning.
The IT officials arrived at the Congress leader’s residence on Market Road in Chikkamagaluru town in more than 10 vehicles, and checked the documents. It was also reported that the officials’ vehicles carried placards saying ‘Abhinav Weds Deepika’ to prevent rise of suspicion among onlookers.
The Department officials have raided the house of Gayathri Shanthe Gowda’s son-in-law Santhosh in Belur, Hassan district, also, sources said.
In the backdrop of the raid, Congress leaders are learned to have alleged, “Gayathri Shanthe Gowda’s house has been raided by the Income Tax Department officials as she is hoping for Congress ticket for the 2023 Assembly elections in Karnataka.”
They have also accused BJP leader C T Ravi of being the mastermind behind the raid on Thursday.
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Three die in accident after car collides with truck in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Jan 20 (PTI): Three people died and equal number of them were injured after the car they were travelling in allegedly collided head-on with a truck here on Monday, police said.
The incident occurred around 12.30 pm in Magadhampur village, Chincholi taluka, in this district, they said.
According to the police, the car was coming from Bidar to Dharur in Telangana when it collided with a truck.
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The deceased have been identified as Avinash (24), Abhishek (26), and Sanjeev (40). They were traveling in the car, and three others who were with them sustained injuries. They were immediately shifted to the nearest hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.
A case of the accident has been registered, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
