2K-page probe report on jail irregularities submitted to Karnataka govt

DHNS
November 14, 2017

Bengaluru Nov 14: Retired IAS officer Vinay Kumar has submitted a report to the state government on the alleged special treatment meted out to expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and other "erroneous" practices at Bengaluru Central Prisons at Parappana Agrahara.

Kumar met chief secretary Subhash Chandra Khuntia on October 21 and submitted a 2000-page enquiry report.

"I collected information, questioned several people and finalised the report," he said.

However, he, refused to divulge details of the report and said that authorities concerned would act on the report.

Kumar was appointed by the sate government to conduct an enquiry after IPS officer D Roopa highlighted in a report the alleged special privileges given to Sasikala and others inside central jail.

He collected report submitted by Roopa, who had alleged irregularities and destruction of evidence. He was also been given the copies of the show-cause notices issued to the officials for the alleged lapses, sources said.

The government had transferred Roopa and asked DGP (Prisons) H N Sathyanarayana Rao to go on compulsory leave after they sparred in public over a report on the allegations.

The government also shifted Bengaluru Central jail chief superintendent Krishna Kumar, who has been blamed in the report by Roopa for alleged illegal activities in the prison.

In a report submitted on July 12, 2017 to Rao, Roopa had said there was "a talk" that Rs two crore had changed hands to give preferential treatment to Sasikala and there were allegations against him also. Rao had rubbished the charges as "absolutely false, baseless and wild."

Roopa had also said a special kitchen was functioning in the jail for Sasikala, in violation of the prison rules.

Sasikala has been lodged at Parappana Agrahara prison after her conviction in the disproportionate assets case in February, along with her two relatives V N Sudhakaran and Elavarasi, all serving a 4-year term.

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July 28,2020

Bengaluru, July 28: Former prime minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today threatened to launch a state-wide agitation in against the amendments made to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act.

Gowda’s opposition to the new law comes even as Congress leader Siddaramaiah is also doggedly pursuing it.

Demanding that the state government immediately rollback the ordinance empowering these amendments, the octogenarian leader said he personally would take to streets if the government failed to budge.

The B S Yediyurappa government has liberalised the land reforms law by removing restrictions on non-agriculturists from purchasing and owning farm lands.

The government has also amended the APMC Act and has tweaked labour laws, which are all “against the interest of the state and must be rolled back,” Gowda said.

Speaking to reporters here, Gowda stated that he had already written thrice to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in this regard. "The ordinances have to be taken back. The amendments to Karnataka Land Reforms Act, by repealing sections 79-A, B and C, is an anti-farmer move. The APMC Act amendment, too, is against the interest of the state. The government has failed to speak about the impact of these amendments," said Gowda, who is now a Rajya Sabha member.

Elaborating on the amendment to the Land Reform Act, the JD(S) patriarch opined that by throwing open agricultural land ownership to anybody at all, the government was only helping real estate developers while pushing farmers into a “vulnerable” situation.

Amidst all this, there are now reports of funds misappropriation in Covid-19 relief measures and in procurement of medical equipment, he said, adding that it seemed like only the corrupt became stronger over time.

Further, Gowda lambasted both national parties for creating political unrest, referring to the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan and the recent developments in Madhya Pradesh. However, he added that he would not wish to dwell on it much, while emphasising that his focus was primarily on strengthening his own party at this point in time.

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April 16,2020

Madikeri, Apr 16: A man from Ketumotte in Virajpet, who was cured of COVID-19 and returned to his home, has again been admitted to the hospital, following a complaint of fever, on Wednesday noon.

The man, who voluntarily got admitted to the hospital, is being treated in the isolation ward of the Covid-19 hospital. His throat swab and blood samples have been sent for testing. The report is likely to be out by Thursday morning.

After getting discharged from the hospital on April 7, he was home quarantined. After a week, he developed fever again. The person has not moved out of his house and the people need not fear, said Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy.

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April 11,2020

Chitradurga, Apr 11: Akhila Bharata Hindu Mahasabha district president M Kumaraswamy has been arrested by Police on charges of posting provocative posts on Facebook.

Police said on Saturday that Syed Sadath who is the Popular Front of India District Secretary, in Chitradurga filed a complaint stating that Mr Kumaraswamy had posted ''Godhra riots will be repeated by Karsevaks'' on his Facebook page on April 7.

Mr Sadath said that Kumaraswamy was spreading communal hatred and targeting one community, at a time when the world was struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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