Rs 100 cr cheating case: 8 persons including son of former MLA held
Accused misused room of BSY for their business?
Bengaluru, February 13: The Central Zone police arrested eight persons including a son of former MLA on charge of cheating people by duping them to believe that they will get Rs 100 crore for cashew nut business here. Interestingly, police sources said that the accused had misused the office of Opposition Leader BS Yeddyurappa on the first floor of the Vidhana Soudha for their business.
The arrested have been identified as P Karthikeyan (60), son of former MLA Palaniyappa from Shivajinagar constituency in 1950, Manikantha Vasan (25), Suman (27), Abhilash (27), Karthik, Prabhu, Johnmoon and Sagavaroop and all of them hailed from Tamil Nadu, said DCP D Devaraj.
About incident
A person called Ramesh approached a lady Ilamadi to get Rs 100 crore loan for his cashew nut business. Later, she along with Ramesh, Sundaram Selvam, Ajay and her father KK Shetty promised him of getting loan at minimum interest rate. They held discussion at the first floor of the Vidhana Soudha on January 2 and asked him to pay 1.12 per cent amount on loan amount as stamp charge. Later, they got five stamp papers of Rs 100 face value, and five stamp papers of Rs 20 face value from him and got his signature on them. After some time, they managed to get five cheques and six photos along with Rs 1.12 crore from him and escaped to Tamil Nadu. Against this, a case was filed at Cubbon Park police station, Devaraj said.
Now the police who arrested the accused recovered Rs 40 lakh from them and handed it over to Ramesh and remaining Rs 72 lakh has to be recovered from the accused, investigation officers said.
BSY office misused?
It is said that in order to cheat a person, the accused have misused the office of former chief minister and Opposition Leader BS Yeddyurappa on the first floor of the Vidhana Soudha. On the day of their dealing, P Karthikeyan and others who entered the Vidhana Soudha, sat in an empty room in ministers get up. Moreover, they also introduced themselves with the Vidhana Soudha staff, revealed the investigation.
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Metro ridership in Haryana sees over 13 pc rise in 2025-26
Chandigarh (PTI): Haryana's urban transit system witnessed a strong growth in 2025-26, with metro ridership registering a robust 13.55 per cent increase, the state government said in a statement on Thursday.
The progress was reviewed in the 64th board meeting of Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi.
Between April 2025 and February 2026, the metro network recorded over 1.74 crore passengers, compared to 1.53 crore in the corresponding period the previous year.
July recorded the highest monthly growth at 22.93 per cent, while all months showed consistent positive trends.
Financial performance has also remained strong, with fare revenue rising 12.64 per cent till January 2026, the statement said.
Non-fare revenue surged by 108 per cent, driven by effective monetisation of station spaces, advertisements and commercial activities, resulting in an operating surplus for Rapid Metro.
Further initiatives, including the auction of station naming rights and additional advertisement sites, are expected to strengthen HMRTC's financial position, the statement said.
Appreciating the performance, Rastogi stated that the consistent rise in ridership and revenue reflects the success of Haryana's integrated transport strategy, rising commuter confidence and a clear shift towards public transport.
HMRTC Managing Director Chander Shekhar Khare said that, alongside operational gains, the state is making steady progress on an ambitious pipeline of metro and regional transit projects.
Metro connectivity from Gurugram Sector 56 to Panchgaon is under active consideration, with Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited studying the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and layout plan, and finalising a depot location in Sector 36A near Sihi village, he said.
The Gurugram-Faridabad Namo Bharat corridor has achieved a key milestone, with alignment and station locations finalised and approved by the Haryana government. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation is preparing the DPR, he added.
Similarly, the Delhi-Kundli metro extension is proposed to be placed before the Haryana Cabinet for approval.
The 136.3-kilometre Delhi-Panipat-Karnal RRTS Corridor has also progressed, with the revised DPR submitted for financial concurrence ahead of Haryana Cabinet consideration.
Within Gurugram, DPR preparation has been approved for key intra-city corridors, including the 17.09-kilometre Bhondsi-Subhash Chowk-Rajeev Chowk-Sohna Chowk Railway Station corridor, enhancing connectivity along Sohna Road, Khare said.
