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JD(S) trying to bribe my ex-staff to malign my image: Sumalatha

TNN
April 10, 2019

Mandya, Apr 10: Independentcandidate Sumalatha on Tuesday accused the JD(S) leaders of making efforts to tarnish the image of her family and thereby turn the tide in their favour.

“I just received credible information that JD(S) are making efforts to tarnish the image of my family. For that, two former domestic employees of my family have been tutored to tell bad things with regard to my family. It is the JD(S) leaders’ idea to denigrate my family in the eyes of the public and thereby defeat me in poll fray,” Sumalatha told media persons at Srirangapatna on Tuesday.

Sumalatha also made a damning accusation against JD(S) leaders, claiming that those two former employees of her family were being offered lucrative bribes like a foreign tour to Singapore or Dubai, Rs 10 to 15 lakh in cash and plots in Bengaluru.

“I got this information from reliable sources within JD(S) and from my former domestic workers. I had never imagined that the JD (S) leaders would stoop so low to stymie my chances to win the poll. JD(S) leaders have, so far, seen only one side of my face. If l lose my patience, JD(S) leaders have to run to save their faces,” Sumalatha said.

Meanwhile, minister C S Puttaraju countered Sumalatha’s allegations saying that she shouldn’t employ such bad ideas to win the poll.

“There is no reason to do such bad things to win the poll. Sumalatha is making a lot of false accusations. We are really wondering about Sumalatha’s political acumen and her mature behaviour in making political statements. It is better for Sumalatha to stop making concocted allegations against us for political gain,” minister Puttaraju said.

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July 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 22: A total of 4,764 new COVID-19 cases and 55 deaths were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours.

Out of the new cases, 2,050 cases were reported in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

The total number of active cases stands at 47,069, said the state Health Department.

Death toll rises to 1,519 in the state.

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July 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 22: A 54-year-old man committed suicide at his home, after he learned that he was tested positive for Covid-19, at Devasandra, in Sadashivanagar.

The deceased, Shivamahadeva, ran a cot shop in Yeshwantpur along with his brother. The police said that he was single and was living with his elder brother and his family.

In another incident, a 50-year-old man, committed suicide fearing Covid-19 and the stigma related to the illness.

The deceased has been identified as Nagaraju, a resident of Doddaballapura and a native of Hesaraghatta, and his body was found at the Hesaraghatta lake.

The police said that during the investigation it was found that the neighbours had accused Nagaraju of spreading the infection.

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January 24,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 24: Aditya Rao, who was arrested for planting Improvised explosive device (IED) at Mangaluru airport on January 20, was brought to the airport on Friday for recreation of the crime scene as part of the investigation process.

Yesterday, one more case was registered against Rao in connection with a hoax call to the terminal manager of the airport on January 20, police said.

"One more case has been registered against Aditya Rao at Bajpe Police station for a hoax call to the terminal manager of Mangaluru International Airport on January 20," said PS Harsha, Mangalore Commissioner of Police on Thursday.

Earlier, Harsha informed that Rao, who surrendered before the Bengaluru Police, is now in the custody of Mangaluru Police.

"Our investigation team arrested Aditya Rao in Bengaluru in connection with the planting of an explosive device at Mangaluru airport. We produced the accused before Bengaluru's first JMFC court and the court issued a transit warrant," Harsha said.

"We have brought him to Mangaluru from Bengaluru and now the accused is in our custody. Our investigation team will interrogate him. We will investigate all aspects. He will be produced before Mangaluru 6th JMFC Court," he added.

Rao hails from Udupi and has engineering and MBA degrees.

According to the police, the IED was recovered from a bag at the Mangaluru airport. It was later defused in an open field by the personnel of the bomb disposal squad.

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