Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Reacting to the BJP’s demand to hand over to a central agency the Ballari violence case which resulted in the death of a Congress worker recently, the Karnataka government stated on Thursday that the Cabinet has decided not to transfer such cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the Karnataka Police was capable of probing the Ballari violence incident that led to the death of a Congress worker in a firing inc…
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Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) A complaint has been filed with the Income Tax Department against Karnataka Minister for Tourism and Waqf Zameer Ahmad Khan, who is also District In-Charge Minister for Ballari, over giving Rs 25 lakh in cash, which is against the law, as compensation to the family of Congress worker Rajashekar.It may be recalled that Rajashekar died in a firing during a clash between Congress and BJP workers.The complaint has been lodged by Hindu activist Tejas Gowda, who has accused the…
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) Alleging a conspiracy by the Congress-led government to cover up the Ballari shootout case, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday made serious charges against the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and the Home Minister, accusing the ruling party of attempting to cover up the killing of its own party worker.Addressing a press conference at the party’s state office, JP Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said explosive information had …
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) The Special Court for MLAs and MPs in Bengaluru on Monday remanded 26 arrested people to judicial custody in connection with the Congress shootout case. Those remanded include Gurucharan Singh, the private gunman of Satish Reddy, an aide of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy, who is facing murder charges in the case.The accused were brought to Bengaluru from Ballari by the Karnataka Police and produced before the court. The police stated that they may seek custody of the accu…
Ballari, Jan 3 (IANS) The Karnataka Police have registered FIRs against BJP MLA and mining baron Janardhana Reddy and Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy on Saturday in connection with the violence that erupted over a banner-related issue, which resulted in the death of a grand old party worker in Ballari.Police have intensified the investigation to ascertain who fired the bullet that killed Congress worker Rajashekar.An FIR has been registered against several people, including MLA Bharat Reddy, in c…
Ballari (Karnataka), Jan 2 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, B. Sriramulu, on Friday, alleged that gun shots were fired at mining baron and party MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy and that a petrol bomb was also hurled during the banner-related clash in Ballari, which resulted in the death of a Congress worker. “We are not running away and will not seek anticipatory bail. If a judicial probe is not possible, a CBI inquiry should be ordered. The guilty must…
Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP delegation led by the Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Friday, met the State Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police, M.A. Saleem, in connection with the incidents of violence in Ballari in which a Congress worker has died in a shootout and demanded protection for the BJP MLA and mining baron Janardhana Reddy and other leaders. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru after the meeting, Leader of th…
Bengaluru/Ballari, Jan 2 (IANS) Commenting on the death of a Congress party worker during a violent clash between the groups of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy and BJP MLA Janardhana Reddy in Karnataka’s Ballari city, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that a bullet fired into the air had accidentally hit the man.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Friday, Siddaramaiah said, “There was a conflict over a banner issue. Shots were fired into the air. One of the bullets fired in the air hit Rajashe…
Ballary (Karnataka), Jan 2 (IANS) Tension escalated in Karnataka’s Ballari district after a Congress worker was shot dead, and the police said that the bullet was fired from a private revolver.The deceased was identified as Rajashekar. In-charge Superintendent of Police (SP) Ranjit Kumar Bandaru stated on Friday that the police have registered four cases in connection so far, including a murder case that has been filed following a complaint by Congress workers. The family of the deceased has f…