Lokayukta raid on homes, offices of officers in Karnataka facing corruption charges
Bengaluru: Lokayukta raids were conducted on the homes and offices of several government officers across the state early Wednesday morning, in the backdrop of allegations of corruption and disproportionate asset against the officers.
The Lokayukta police officers, led by SP Ashok, who raided the houses of KAS officer and KR Puram Tahsildar Ajit Kumar Rai as well as buildings owned by his close associates found large amounts of cash, which were confiscated by the officers.
DySP Thirumalesh led the investigation team to raid the houses and offices of more than 50 offices in Chikkamagaluru town, including the residence of government officer Gangadhar and his Nirmiti Kendra office in Jayanagar Layout.
Similar searches were also held by the Lokayukta officers in Ramanagar, Bagalkot, Belagavi, Tumakuru, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Kolar and other districts of Karnataka on Wednesday.
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MP: Woman, lover conspire to get husband killed; police looking for contract killer
Dhar (MP) (PTI): A 25-year-old woman and her lover have been arrested in the district for allegedly conspiring to kill her husband by hiring a contract killer, police said on Thursday.
The case was solved within 36 hours of the murder though the woman initially tried to mislead the police by claiming that robbers killed her husband, an official said.
Dev Krishna Purohit (28) was stabbed to death on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday at his house in Gondikheda Charan village, about 60 km from here.
Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi told reporters that accused Priyanka Purohit (25) was married to Dev Krishna when she was around 15 years old. Priyanka moved to her matrimonial home after attaining adulthood but was unwilling to live with her husband, leading to frequent disputes between them.
During investigation, it emerged that she was in a relationship with Kamlesh (32), the SP said.
The duo allegedly hatched a plan to kill Dev Krishna and hired a man identified as Surendra for Rs 1 lakh do the job, he said
After Dev Krishna was killed, Priyanka told police that unidentified persons broke into the house, attacked her husband with a sharp weapon while holding her captive in another room, and fled with valuables.
But the inconsistencies in her statements raised suspicion, and eventually she confessed to hatching the murder conspiracy, the SP said.
While she and Kamlesh were arrested, police are looking for the contract killer, the official added.
