Should we need LS by-poll for just five months, Yeddyurappa questions
Bengaluru, October 07: Responding to the Election Commission's decision to Declare by election to three Lok Sabha seats, state BJP president BS Yeddyurappa questioned the stand of the Election Commission for conducting by-elections for just five months.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Yeddyurappa said that all three major political parties in the state do not want this election. "I have forgotten about by-elections. The Lok Sabha members to be elected in this by-elections will be in office for just five months. Is there a need to conduct election now when the general election will be in near future", he asked.
The BJP has not yet decided about the candidate for Shimoga constituency. A decision would be taken after discussing with the party leaders, he said.
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Insurance consultant loses Rs 71 lakh in cryptocurrency investment fraud
Thane (PTI): A 42-year-old insurance consultant from Mumbra in Thane district of Maharashtra was allegedly cheated of more than Rs 71 lakh by cyber fraudsters who lured him into investing in cryptocurrency trading, police said on Tuesday.
A case was registered against six persons at Mumbra police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita on charges of cheating and breach of trust. Nobody has been arrested to date.
The complainant, a resident of Kausa in Mumbra, alleged that the accused induced him to invest money in a firm, purportedly associated with a cryptocurrency platform, between August 2025 and March 2026.
He transferred Rs 71,60,015 through cash and online transactions at different times. However, the accused failed to return the invested amount and instead misappropriated the funds, a police official said.
