The Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government on Friday issued an order for handing over the corruption case of Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation to a Special Investigation Team (SIT).
In continuation of the investigation of the case related to the scam in the sheep distribution scheme, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Telangana, arrested two more officials in the Criminal Misappropriation Case on May 31, officials said.
The Special Court of People's Representatives in Bengaluru on Friday granted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) six-day custody of suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in connection with the alleged obscene video case.
The anticipatory bail application filed by Revanna earlier is also expected to be considered void as the JD (S) suspended MP has already been arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday called for a judicial investigation into the alleged suicide of an official of the Maharshi Valmiki Development Corporation (MVDC) in Karnataka's Bengaluru, on Monday.
Chandrasekaran (45), a resident of the Kenchappa colony of Vinobanagar, was an officer of Maharishi Valmiki Development Corporation and was working in the Bengaluru office. His suicide has led to a loud political row in the state, with the BJP targeting the state government.
The Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners (CJMP) had earlier rejected the initial investigation team tasked with probing the attack, urging the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to constitute a new committee.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday chargesheeted six accused, including four absconders, for various criminal offences in a 2023 case involving a terror attack on an Army camp by ULFA (I) in Assam.
The incident occurred in Bodal Kachhar village under the jurisdiction of Mahuljhir police station in the early hours of Wednesday. On getting the information of the incident, the police reached the spot and began investigation into the matter.
Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials have arrested two prime accused in connection with the JD(S) suspended MP Prajwal Revanna obscene video case, said police.