Karnataka govt forms panel to oversee implementation of five guarantee schemes
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday approved the appointment of Congressmen as Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons to a panel to oversee the implementation of his government's five guarantee schemes.
Former Minister H M Revanna has been appointed as the Chairperson of the committee with a cabinet rank, the Chief Minister's Office said in a statement.
Siddaramaiah has approved the names of Mehroz Khan, Pushpa Amarnath, S R Patil and Suraj Hegde as its Vice Chairpersons, it added.
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According to the CMO, the Chief Minister has also approved a list of 44 people to be appointed as Chairpersons of various state-run boards and corporations.
The list has been sent to respective departments, who will be issuing appointment orders, it added.
Siddaramaiah had last month appointed 34 ruling Congress legislators as heads of various boards and corporations.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
