Koppal | Dalit atrocity case in Marakumbi: Convicted accused dies
Koppal: A convict involved in a 2015 atrocity case against Dalits in Marakumbi village has passed away today (Friday) morning. The incident involved a violent assault on Dalits, including setting fire to their huts after entering their colony.
Yesterday (Oct 24), the court sentenced 98 individuals to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each, while three other convicts from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe backgrounds received a 5-year jail sentence and a Rs 2,000 fine. Among them was Ramanna Bhovi, aged 30.
Ramanna, who had been unwell, was taken directly from the District and Sessions Court to the government district hospital last night but succumbed this morning (Oct 25) despite medical treatment.
In 2015, a clash arose in Marakumbi village in Gangavati taluk over the refusal to allow Dalits access to local barber shops and hotels. Police officials visited Marakumbi and registered a case, initiating an investigation. Enraged by this, a group of villagers attacked the Dalit colony at night and set their huts on fire.
In connection with this case, 117 villagers faced charges, with some accused already deceased. Charges were proven against 101 individuals, and 100 of them appeared for trial and were arrested. One accused did not appear but was later taken into custody by the police.
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Lokayukta police question CM Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi in MUDA case
Mysuru (Karnataka), Oct 25: The Lokayukta police on Friday questioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi B M in the MUDA site allotment case, Lokayukta sources said.
"Parvathi was summoned today and the questioning went on for more than two hours," a Lokayukta official said. Lokayukta police on September 27 registered an FIR against Siddaramaiah, his wife, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, Devaraju -- from whom Mallikarjuna Swamy purchased land and gifted it to her -- and others, following a Special Court order on September 25. The order of the Special Court came a day after the High Court upheld the sanction granted by the Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to conduct an investigation against Siddaramaiah.
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The ED has also registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent to an FIR by police, against the Chief Minister over the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife by the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority).
