Karnataka Elections: Former minister Sogadu Shivanna resigns from BJP after being denied ticket

Vartha Bharati | 13-04-2023 | 12:14:00 IST

Tumkur: In significant development, former minister Sogadu Shivanna resigned from the primary membership of the BJP after being denied a ticket from the Tumkur city constituency. He formally announced his resignation through an email on Thursday.

Shivanna, who was a senior BJP leader, was a ticket aspirant from the Tumkur city constituency. However, the BJP’s decision to field sitting MLA Jyothi Ganesh from the seat witnessed massive uproar from Shivanna’s supporters.

Meanwhile, Shivanna, who held a meeting with hundreds of his supporters at Makam Kalyana Mantapa in the city on Wednesday, said, "Last time, in 2018, I had withdrawn from the contest because of the words and promise of leader B S Yediyurappa. But those who made the promise are now marginalized. I will resign from the party tomorrow at the insistence of party workers and well-wishers and contest the elections.” All the community leaders and primary workers of the BJP are with me, he said.

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Japanese national duped of Rs 35.5 lakh after 'digital arrest' in Bengaluru

27-12-2024 ¦ 27-12-2024 IST

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Bengaluru, Dec 26: A Japanese national, Hiroshi Sasaki, who works in Bengaluru, lost Rs 35.5 lakh after being 'digitally arrested' by cyber fraudsters, police said, on Thursday.

The incident occurred between December 12 and 14, police added.

Sasaki, who lives in a flat near Dairy Circle, received a phone call on December 12. The caller was claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The caller informed him that his phone number would be blocked due to its unauthorised use.

To avoid the disconnection Sasaki was asked to dial a number.

Upon dialling the number, he was immediately connected to a WhatsApp call from someone claiming to be from the Cyber Crime wing of Mumbai Police. The caller informed Sasaki that he was involved in a money laundering case.

The fraudsters "digitally arrested" him and siphoned off Rs 35.5 lakh by having him make payments through various means, including RTGS.

He was also told that the money would be returned after the investigation was completed.

After realising that he had been duped, the victim approached the South East Cyber Crimes, Economics and Narcotics (CEN) police station and lodged a complaint.

'Digital arrest' is a new cyber fraud, where the fraudster poses as law enforcement agency officials from agencies like CBI, and customs and threatens people of arrest by making video calls.

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