Shettar, Sriramulu, Eshwarappa and other BJP leaders absent from meeting
LS poll preparation
Bengaluru, Jan 31: The conspicuous absence of top BJP leaders was the highlight of today's preparatory meeting for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, chaired by party state president BS Yeddyurappa.
In the meeting held at party office at Malleshwaram in the city on Thursday, former chief minister Jagadish Shettar, former deputy chief minister KS Eshwarappa, former ministers B Sriramulu and V Somanna and other senior leaders have kept themselves away from it. The meeting was convened to discuss the preparation for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, selection of candidates, campaigning and other issues. But was said that some leaders were absent from this meeting due to their pre scheduled programmes.
Modi will become PM again
Narendra Modi should become the Prime Minister again for which, the party should win at least 22 seats in the state and contribute for Modi. So the incharges, and respective office-bearers should work for it, Yeddyurappa said.
Speaking after the meeting, Yeddyurappa said that the leaders have given their opinions and suggestions on touring the state to organize the party. Their aim was to win 22 seats, he said.
Felicitation
BJP incharge P Muralidhar Rao, Assistant incharge Kiran Manjeshwar and Telangana incharge Aravind Limbavali were felicitated on the occasion.
Leaders R Ashok, Govinda Karajol, Kota Srinivas Poojary, Ravikumar and others were present.
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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.
