Chief Commissioner of Income Tax petitions to CEO against Karnataka CM

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April 9, 2019

Bengaluru, Apr 9: In a hard hitting petition, the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Karnataka and Goa has charged that Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, by alerting tax evaders in the State has violated the Oath of secrecy.

In a letter addressed to Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar, IT Commissioner B R Balakrishnan has stated that certain developments, which took place, post raid, conducted by the IT officials on certain personalities in Karnataka, have posed a grave threat in conducting a free and fair elections in the State.

Stating that in the course of Assembly elections in Karnataka, in 2018, a modus operandi of making government funds to certain Contractors and taking cut back in cash from them was discovered, the IT Commissioner had pointed that the same modus operandi was followed ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka.

“During the last few weeks, it was observed that government work orders to certain contractors were issued along with the huge funds released on war footing in the months preceding to the elections”.

In his letter, the commissioner, said that when the IT officials were preparing to raid on the houses of Contractors, in Hassan, Mysuru and Mandya, had requested the State police to allow utilize the services of the Central forces stationed in Karnataka, which was duely approved by the Police department.

However, a day before the IT officials was to go ahead with their plans, Chief Minister had made a public statement, informing about the impending plans of the raid and seizure on certain Contractors.

“Chief Minister became aware of the impending search, only our request for police protection” he had stated.

Chief Minister, while revealing the classified information to make public, also threatened to emulate “Mamata Bannerjee” tactics against the IT officials.

The IT Commissioner, in his plaint, also brought to the notice about the protest meeting conducted by the Chief Minister, and his cabinet colleagues and also KPCC President, over the issue in front of IT Office.

“Such a protest by Chief Minister and his Cabinet Ministers appears to be an attempt to browbeat and intimidate officers of the Income Tax and this should be considered, whether this amounts to preventing government officers from discharging their duties".

“This should be seen as a direct attack on the Election Commission of India”, he added.
The IT Commissioner, while demanding a through inquiry into the incident, had also appealed to consider to entrust the investigation to an outside agency.

He also appealed to the Karnataka Chief Electoral Commissioner to deploy Central Forces and kept at the disposal of the Directorate of the Income Tax department.

Meanwhile, the Chief Electoral Officer, Sanjiv Kumar, had sent the letter to the Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to take necessary action over the issue.

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SIT raids rape accused BJP MLA Munirathna’s residence, 15 other locations

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September 28,2024

Bengaluru, Sep 28: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing charges against arrested Karnataka BJP MLA N. Munirathna Naidu, including allegations of rape, honey-trapping, and other offences, on Saturday conducted raids at his residence and 15 other locations across the city.

Sources confirmed that the raids were taking place at his Vyalikaval residence and other properties owned by the BJP MLA. The operation is being conducted by the SIT under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) led by ACP Kavitha.

The team is examining documents, electronic devices, and other materials related to the rape and honey-trapping case. The SIT is being supported by experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), with Superintendent of Police (SP) Sowmya Latha also participating in the search and inspection at Munirathna’s Vyalikaval residence.

According to sources, the raids were triggered by information provided by the victim, who alleged that Munirathna recorded footage of sexual assaults and used it to blackmail politicians and public servants, including IAS and IPS officers.

The victim reportedly revealed that she was used to entrap the woman who had lodged a rape case against a senior IFS officer. She was allegedly instructed to frame the rape victim in a drug peddling case.

The complainant told police that she was tasked with capturing compromising videos of the rape victim who had filed the case against the IFS officer. She claimed that, after several failed attempts to obtain the videos, the victim was drugged with sleeping pills, and obscene footage was recorded without her consent. Later, the IFS officer was bailed out from the charges.

Furthermore, the complainant has accused MLA Munirathna of raping her at his office within the state legislature, in his official vehicle, and at his godown. She has alleged that he recorded videos of these assaults.

Police sources also revealed that the victim in the MLA's case provided details of a plot involving sending HIV-infected women to Munirathna's targets in an attempt to ruin them politically and personally. She also disclosed the names of several politicians whom she had entrapped through honey-trapping.

The woman further claimed that Munirathna had threatened to have her son kidnapped and killed if she refused to comply with his demands. According to her, the MLA had a well-organised team dedicated to carrying out these honey-trapping operations, and she provided details about his close associates and relatives involved in the scheme.

Munirathna, who was in judicial custody following his arrest in the rape and honey-trap case, has now been taken into the custody of the SIT.

The MLA was transferred from Bengaluru Central Jail to the CID office on the night of September 24. The BJP legislator, however, has denied all the allegations, claiming they are false.

Karnataka Congress leader D.K. Suresh had alleged that Munirathna was trying to infect his adversaries with HIV and that the government should investigate the matter.

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