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ACB tells HC: Sanction not needed to prosecute Yeddyurappa

DHNS
September 21, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 21: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday informed the High Court of Karnataka that there was no need to seek prosecution sanction against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa as he does not hold any office at present.

When the ACB registered a complaint against him in 'fake denotification case' a few months ago, he was just a Lok Sabha member. Therefore, there is no need for any sanction to prosecute him, ACB senior counsel Ravivarma Kumar informed the court. He said that the sanction would have been required if Yeddyurappa had continued to be the chief minister.

Replying to submission made by the counsel representing Yeddyurappa, about a similar case filed against Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, wherein the court had granted stay on the proceedings, Ravivarma Kumar said that facts of the case were different from the one dealt here.

During the hearing, ACB submitted details and documents related to the progress in the investigation into the denotification matter, in a sealed envelop.

ACB counsel said that the FIR against Yeddyurappa is just a tip of the iceberg and that the court should know about the magnitude of land grabbing that has taken place in this denotification matter. The counsel for Yeddyurappa opposed the sealed envelope being submitted to the court stating that it was against the Supreme Court directions.

The counsel were making their submissions in a petition filed by Yeddyurappa, who has moved the court seeking directions to quash two FIRs filed by ACB and the proceedings against him.

Two FIRs were filed against the former chief minister in the case of 'fake-denotification' of 257 acres of land part of the Dr Shivaram Karanth Layout in Bengaluru North. Justice Aravind Kumar adjourned the matter to dictate the orders on Thursday.

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March 29,2020

Chamaranagara, Mar 29: As many as 595 Tamil Nadu-based fishermen, who were working in Mangaluru, crossed the Karnataka border and reached their state via Chamarajanagar on Saturday.

Police said following the lockdown, the fishermen had left Mangaluru in more than 20 vehicles. The fishermen crossed the Karnataka border through Punajur check-post. However, the vehicles returned after dropping them near Hasanur check-post in Tamil Nadu.

As the fishermen had no proper documents, they were stopped by Tamil Nadu Police. However, the police allowed them after screening. The Tamil Nadu government arranged vehicles to ferry them, said a police officer.

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July 22,2020

Kasaragod, Jul 22: An accused in a POCSO case jumped into the sea at Kasaba Coast near here on Wednesday.

Sources said the accused Mahesh (28), resident of Soorlu Kanhangad, was brought to the groyne ('pulimuttu' in Malayalam) at the coast for collecting evidence.

He escaped from the police and ran around 200 meters towards the sea and jumped into it. The effort to rescue him also failed.

Police, Fire & Rescue officials and fishermen are searching for the body of the accused.

Mahesh was arrested on charge of capturing the video of a minor girl in a washroom on his mobile. 

During interrogation, he had told the copse that he had hidden the mobile, which was used to video record the act, near the groyne. Accordingly, the police had brought him to this place.

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April 21,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 21: Kerala reported a spike in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with 19 people testing positive, after a decline in the numbers in the past few days, as the total infections touched 426 in the southern state.

Kannur recorded 10 cases, Palakkad four, Kasaragod three and Malappuram and Kollam one each, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters here.

The number of those getting infected were in single digits over the past few days.

Of the 10 positive cases from Kannur, nine of them had come from abroad and one had been infected through contact, he said.

Pointing out that the positive cases in Palakkad,Malappuram and Kollam had come from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Vijayan said there is need to enforce strict vigilance in places bordering neighbouring states.

Sixteen people tested negative on Tuesday, while the total active cases 117, he added.

At least 32,000 people are under observation,

Of the around 20,000 samples sent, 19,440 had returned negative, Vijayan said.

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