Karnataka: Former MLA's son found charred to death in car, murder suspected
Dharwad (Karnataka) (PTI): The charred body of a former MLA's son was found inside a car in a dense forest area of this district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Raju Bolashetty (53), a resident of Udakeri village in Bailhongal taluk of Belagavi district, they said.
He was the son of former MLA Baburao Bolashetty, sources said.
According to police, the man's charred body was found inside his car parked in a deserted area near the railway track in Ramapur village in Dharwad taluk. The body was found completely burnt, raising strong suspicion.
Citing preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said the assailants are suspected to have killed Raju and later set the car on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence before fleeing the spot.
On receiving information, Dharwad Rural Police visited the scene and conducted an inspection.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and a case has been registered.
Police have formed teams and launched an investigation to ascertain the exact cause and identify those involved in the act, officials said.
A forensic team and a dog squad also inspected the scene of the crime and collected evidence for further investigation, they added.
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3 officials of private banks arrested in Gujarat in Rs 2,500 crore cyber fraud; 20 held so far
Rajkot (PTI): Three officials of leading private banks were arrested for their alleged involvement in a Rs 2,500-crore cyber fraud racket in Gujarat's Rajkot district, bringing the number of those held so far in the case to 20, police said on Monday.
Those arrested were identified as Maulik Kamani, a personal manager at Yes Bank in Padadhari; Kalpesh Dangariya, a manager at Axis Bank in Jamnagar; and Anurag Baldha, a personal banker with HDFC Bank, Rajkot (Rural) Superintendent of Police Vijay Gurjar said.
Dangariya and Baldha were previously employed with Yes Bank, he added.
Kamani allegedly assisted the earlier arrested accused in opening and managing suspicious accounts. He also helped bypass banking alerts triggered by high-value transactions by submitting additional documentation to keep accounts active, the SP said.
Kamani was allegedly involved in cash withdrawals that were later routed through hawala channels (illegal money transfer system), supported by digital evidence recovered from his mobile device, he added.
Dangariya is accused of facilitating the opening of fraudulent accounts using fake or misrepresented identities, police said.
He also assisted in structuring documentation, including Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)-related papers, to prevent transactions from being flagged as suspicious, they said.
On the other hand, Baldha opened new accounts after verification and certification processes as part of the racket, Gurjar informed.
All the three accused are in police custody, while others are in jail under judicial remand, SP said.
So far, police have identified 85 bank accounts linked to the racket with 535 complaints filed on the cyber crime portal.
The total transaction linked to the cyber fraud exceeds Rs 2,500 crore, police said.
The earlier fraud amount was pegged by police at Rs 1,500 crore.
