Karnataka HC disqualifies lone JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna from Parliament
Bengaluru: The High Court delivered a verdict on Friday disqualifying MP Prajwal Revanna from representing the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency due to his submission of false information in his election affidavit during the 2019 parliamentary elections.
This decision stemmed from a 2019 petition that accused Prajwal Revanna, the sole MP representing the Janata Dal (Secular) party from the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, of providing incorrect information in his property declaration and affidavit submitted during the election.
Prajwal Revanna had contested the election as part of an alliance, securing victory in his maiden attempt. However, allegations arose that he had furnished false details in his affidavit, potentially misleading the electorate. Arakalagudu Manju, the BJP candidate who had contested and lost in Hassan, subsequently filed a petition in the High Court on June 26, 2019, seeking the disqualification of Prajwal Revanna from his MP seat.
As a result of the High Court's decision, Prajwal Revanna has been disqualified from representing the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
