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Chargesheet against Karnataka ex-minister Janardhana Reddy in Rs 120 crore ponzi scam

TNN
February 20, 2019

Bengaluru, Feb 20: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against Ambidant Marketing and nine others, including former BJP minister G Janardhana Reddy, accusing them of cheating people of Rs 120 crore.

The 4,800-page chargesheet, filed before the city civil court, says the number of people cheated is 10,564. Police have registered the names and collected details of 4,800 investors whose investments ran up to Rs 82.1 crore.

The CCB named Janardhana Reddy, Ambidant Marketing directors Syed Fareed Ahmed and Syed Afaq Ahmed, businessman Vijay Tata, Reddy’s aide K Mehfuz Ali Khan, gold merchant Ramesh alias Ballari Ramesh, company executives Inayat Ullah Wahab and Ashraf Ali in the chargesheet.

The CCB said it has asked the district administration to attach properties of the accused which is worth Rs 59 crore. This includes Reddy’s Rs 5 crore flat in Parijatha Apartment on Race Course Road, Bengaluru.

The attachment has been sought under the Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments (KPID) Act.

Police said they have been able to trace documents of immovable properties of the accused and sought their attachment. The properties include flats and agricultural land. They have frozen 37 bank accounts of the accused and seized Rs 3.5 crore and deposited it with the court.

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July 23,2020

Udupi, July 23: A 70-year-old woman, who had tested positive for coronavirus, passed away last night in Udupi taking the district’s covid-19 death toll to 12.

The deceased was a resident of Chantharu in Brahmavar. She was an asthma patient. For past few days, she was suffering from cold and fever. 

Her throat swabs were sent for testing and the report came positive last evening. She breathed her last at home even before being shifted to hospital. 

The woman has two daughters and both of them are married. Due to the fear of virus, none of her relatives were ready to touch her body.

Meanwhile, Dr Premananda K of district health department reportedly sought help of the activists of Popular Front of India (PFI). 

Under the supervision of PFI’s medical wing in-charge Muneer Kalmadi, the body was shifted to the district hospital with all necessary precautionary measures.

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April 30,2020

Mangaluru, May 30: Coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today recorded third covid-19 death as a 67-year-old woman from Bantwal taluk succumbed to the coronavirus at the district Wenlock Hospital, the designated Covid hospital.

The victim is said to be a neighbor of two women (daughter-in-law and mother-in-law) who died of the coronavirus a few days ago. 

On April 18 due to difficulties in breathing, she was rushed to Wenlock Hospital, where she was tested positive for coronavirus. Initially she responded to treatment. However, her condition started worsening earlier this week and breathed her last today evening.

Her daughter also has been tested positive for the deadly virus and she is currently undergoing treatment. 

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April 5,2020

Udupi, Apr 5: Excise Department has formed a special patrol teams to check the illegal sale of liquor in the district during the lockdown period.

All liquor stores are closed till April 14 in view of the lockdown to contain Covid-19 spread. However, reports of liquor being sold illegally have come to the notice of the Excise Department.

In a stern warning, the department has stated that officials will verify the closing and opening stock at the liqour stores and if any discrepancy is found the violators will be penalised. The department has received over 20-30 calls regarding the illegal sales.

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