Tumakuru: HC disqualifies JD(S) MLA Gowrishankar for luring voters with fake insurance bonds in 2018
Tumakuru: A single-member bench of the Karnataka High Court on Thursday disqualified JD(S) legislator from Tumkur Rural constituency DC Gowrishankar as MLA in connection with a case of attempting to woo voters with fake insurance bonds.
The JD(S) legislator is accused of giving such fake bonds to 32,000 adults and 16,000 minors, during the 2018 elections.
BJP member Suresh Gowda, who lost the 2018 polls from Tumkur Rural, had filed an application in court, alleging that Gowrishankar had won the elections through illegal means. He also appealed to the court for a disqualification of the legislator.
After a trial for a span of five years, the High Court has disqualified Gowrishankar as Tumkur Rural MLA.
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Five arrested in Kerala's Walayar for beating to death Jharkhand native
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.
The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.
The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.
According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.
As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.
