K’taka Home Min welcomes High Court decision upholding govt’s withdrawal of CBI probe against DKS
Tumakuru: Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameswara has welcomed the Karnataka High Court’s order upholding the state government’s decision to withdraw CBI probe against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in disproportionate assets case.
The state government’s decision to withdraw the consent for the probe, initially granted by the previous BJP government, had resulted in political turmoil across the state, with BJP MLA Yatnal filing an interim petition before the High Court questioning the government's decision,on Tuesday.
Addressing reporters here at Siddhartha Medical College, the Minister asserted that, “ The High court has upheld the state government’s decision, that is what we wanted. The previous BJP government had committed a mistake by giving the case to the CBI.”
“We have withdrawn the case as the case was given by the previous government to the CBI without seeking permission from the speaker. We have communicated the government order to the high court,” he added, expressing happiness over getting relief.
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
