K'taka IT raids: Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao slams BJP, says,“ BJP keeping IT, ED in its pockets.”
Bengaluru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday addressing the press here accused the BJP of making baseless allegations against the Congress in connection with the recent IT Raids in Karnataka. In his scathing remarks against the saffron party, he stated, “Let the BJP which has kept the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its pockets send them to investigate anyone upon suspicion. But it is not right to make baseless allegations against the Congress.”
He further accused the BJP of making false allegations against the Congress, since there is nothing for the BJP to talk against our government. Asserting that there is no connection between the Congress and the whopping amount found during raids, he said, “What is the relationship between the ones who were raided by the IT and the Congress. Are they Congress workers or leaders? The IT and ED will not be active when the BJP government is in power in the state, but it will become active when non-BJP governments come to power.”
“ Corruption was carried out blatantly during the previous BJP Government’s regime, the IT and ED were not visible to anyone during that time. We have no objection to them doing their duty, however it is not fair to connect the money recovered during the IT raids to the Congress,” he added.
In the meantime, Gundu Rao asserted that the Congress government in the state is secure and that no one could shatter it. Challenging the BJP and JD(S), he stated that, “no matter what efforts BJP and JD(S) make together, they will not be able to do anything to the government.”
Simultaneously, Gundu Rao said that the JD(S) should change its name. Supporting the JD(S) state President CM Ibrahim’s stance on alliance with the BJP he asked JD(S) which is known as Janata Dal Secular, getting aligned with the BJP, is it secular?
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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.
