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Dismissed policeman takes bribes from officers posing as Lokayukta SP; arrested

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January 5, 2012

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Karwar, January 5: Police arrested a 45-year old dismissed police constable, who posed as the Lokayukta Superintendent of Police and took a bribe from officers here on Wednesday.

Murigeppa Kumbara, a resident of Sadalaga in Chikodi taluk of Belgaum was arrested along with his aide Basavanna, a resident of Belgaum, were arrested. Kumbara, a former police constable, had been dismissed from service, police said.

Murigeppa called up officials saying he was the Lokayukta SP and demanded bribe in exchange for not exposing them. Basavanna provided his bank account number for the 'transaction'. Two others - Ashok Tirakannavar and Amar - were also part of the racket. However, Ashok and Amar are already at Hindalaga Jail in Belgaum, police said.

A few days ago, Murigeppa called up an executive engineer of the Engineering Sub-Division of the Zilla Panchayat in Sirsi.

He threatened to expose the alleged irregularities and demanded bribe to bury the issue. However, the engineer - who got suspicious - lodged a complaint with Lokayukta SP D S Jagamaiah.

Later, Jagamaiah lodged a complaint with the city police station about the impostor on December 28. He also gave the mobile phone number from which calls were made.

A team comprising PSI Nischal Kumar, ASI Nayan Babu Kanakonakar and constable Hanumant Kabade scrutinised more than 200 calls made from the number and landed at Chikodi. With the help of the local police, they zeroed in on the culprits.

As many as seven cases had been lodged across North Karnataka against the culprits. They are, Hubli City in 2005, Hubli Suburb in 2006, Belgaum Market in 2007, Gajendragad in 2008, Yalburga in 2009, Aland and Hirekerur in 2010.

Kumbara joined police force as a constable in 1986. Kumbara was accused of misusing the bus warrant. He was dismissed from service after he was found guilty in 1998.

Kumbara had a knack for blackmailing and extorting money from officers. He targeted RTOs, TP EOs and ZP Engineering Division officers. Kumbara, before calling the officials, used to gather information about them. Honest officers would challenge him, but others quietly transferred the money to his account.

However, Kumbara has a word of wisdom: “People who give bribe are as culpable as those who receive them.”

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July 24,2020

Udupi, Jul 24: Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) has filed a complaint with the Cybercrime Police alleging that fake websites were created in the Corporation name and charging for registration to 1800 engineer jobs amidst covid-19 crisis. 

In a complaint submitted to Udupi Cyber Crime, Economic Offences & Narcotics (CEN) police station on Friday, UPCL Association General Manager K Shashidar alleged that four fake websites have been created in the name of UPCL and have claimed that 1,800 engineers posts are vacant in UPCL.

The fake websites have also been demanding Rs 500 fee for the registration of the job aspirants.

The FAKE websites are: www.udupipowerproject.com, www.upclindia.com, www.udupiproject.com, www.udupiproject.in. Helpline numbers +918046800985, +911149409800, +911149409807  too have been given in these fake websites.

Udupi CEN station has registered a case under Section 66(c), 66(d) of IT Act.

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July 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 30: As the protest by Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers entered the 20th day, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Wednesday assured them that he would take up their demands with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.

The ASHA workers are sitting in protests with a number of demands that include a minimum salary of Rs 12,000 per month.

Assuring that their matter will be taken up, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu said while speaking to reporters, "We know how hard ASHA workers have been working as frontline warriors in the fight against COVID-19. I will discuss with CM about their demand for a minimum wage of Rs 12,000 per month and the final decision will be taken soon."

"We went to the police to allow us to protest. Officials then took us to the CM. During the meeting, he demanded some time to sort out our issues. 

We told him we are protesting for the past 20 days and that it was he who needs to call a meeting with us. Only then will he know the problems being faced by ASHA workers," an ASHA worker said clad in her signature pink sari.

"When asked as to why salaries of ASHA workers were not hiked, while it was done for doctors and other healthcare officials, the CM requested for time to look into the matter. 

We are not much happy now, but will if he comes in front of the media and promises to sort out our issues, then we will listen to him", she added.

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January 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 11: The Chief Justice of India Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde on Saturday inaugurated the phase-1 of the new building of the Karnataka Judicial Academy on Crescent Road in Bengaluru.

The new building has three floors, besides, the ground floor and two basement floors.

While Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa inaugurated the 319-seater multi-purpose auditorium, at which Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka felicitated Justice Bobde.

Justice Ravi Malimath, President of the Karnataka Judicial Academy and Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, in his welcome address said that the academy has so far trained as many as 4000 judicial officers and striving for excellence in the field of judiciary.

The building, built in the first phase, has parking in the lower and the upper basement, which can accommodate 44 cars and 124 two-wheelers, the ground floor consists of a 319-seater multi-purpose air-conditioned auditorium, a lecture hall with 84 seats, two lecture halls with 40 seats each and a VIP lounge. The First Floor has a lecture hall with 84 seats, two lecture halls with 40 seats each, a VIP lounge, two discussion rooms and an administrative office for the staff of the academy.

The second phase, to be built has a parking facility for 36 four-wheelers and 22 two-wheelers in the lower basement and 32 four-wheelers and 30 two-wheelers in the upper basement.

The total cost of the project, including Phase-1 and Phase-2, to be executed by the Public Works Department in the sprawling 2.2 acres plot of the Karnataka Judicial Academy is around Rs 96.02 Crore.

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