Union Minister V Somanna's son, 2 others booked for fraud and criminal intimidation
Bengaluru, Jun 14: An FIR has been registered against three persons, including Arun B S, son of Union Minister V Somanna, for alleged fraud and falsification of accounts in an event management company and also threatening a couple associated with the firm, police said on Friday.
The FIR was filed as per the direction of the 37th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate here, they said.
There was no immediate comment from Arun or his family on the matter.
According to the FIR, one Trupthi has alleged that she and her husband Madhwaraj were running an event management company for the last 23 years and in 2013, while organising a government event, they met Arun, son of the Union Minister of State of Jal Shakti and Railways. In 2017, their company also organised a birthday party for Arun's daughter. Eventually, Arun entrusted the work of planning events for his friends and other family members to the complainant's company.
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In 2019, Arun and Madhwaraj started a company together under a partnership deed.
When the business allegedly incurred losses, Arun allegedly did not inform Madhwaraj and when he inquired about this, he was forced to resign from the company. Later, Arun also included new partners in the company.
Thrupthi also alleged that she and her husband were also getting life threats. Madhwaraj's dividend in the company was also reduced from 30 per cent to 10 per cent. Many irregularities were committed including those related to the company's office space and registration, using fake documents, the FIR, filed on June 12, stated.
The complainant also alleged that her family was hounded by goons and her husband was locked up in a dark room and tortured, the FIR added further.
The FIR has been registered at Sanjay Nagar police station under sections 506 (criminal intimidation), 34 (common intention), 504 (Insult intended to provoke breach of the peace), 387 (Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion), 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 477 a (falsification of accounts) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, police said.
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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
