CBI files FIR?against govt officials in cash seizure case

December 5, 2016

Bengaluru, Dec 5: The CBI, Bengaluru, has regist­e­red an FIR (RC 23(­a)/­20­16­/­CBI­/a­c­b­/blr) in connection with the seizure of a huge stack of Rs 2,000 currency notes from two government officials and two contractors.

Sources said the copy of the FIR was submitted to the jurisdictional Special CBI court in the city on Saturday. The Income Tax officials had seized Rs 5.7 crore cash in Rs 2,000 currency, bullion of 7 kg and jewellery of about 9 kg apart and Rs 90 lakh cash in old currency.

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The searches were conducted at the houses and other premises belonging to T N Chikkarayappa, managing director of Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Ltd, S C Jayachandra, Chief Project Officer of State Highway Development Project and two contractors in Bengaluru, Chennai and Erode in Tamil Nadu. The I-T department launched the action on November 30 and continued the searches till Saturday.

After registering the FIR, CBI officials on Sunday questioned the son of one of the contractors and both the government officials. Chikkarayapa and Jayachandra were summoned to the CBI office in Ganganagar on Ballari Road on Sunday. The CBI has also sealed the premises searched by the I-T department for further investigation.

Though it is not known under what provisions the FIR was registered, a source revealed that there was sufficient material to suggest that the cash seized at the residences of the officials were proceeds of the crime (corruption money). The I-T department on Friday had stated that total admission of unaccounted income from two engineers and two contractors, stood at Rs 152 crore. This included documents pertaining to several properties.

The CBI, in coordination with the I-T department, is learnt to have established a link between the contractors and the government officials in awarding certain contracts on behalf of the government. A source said that apart from the provisions under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the agency is also looking into the possible involvement of certain bank officials in providing new currency to the officials and the contractors.

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March 21,2024

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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March 17,2024

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Beltangady, Mar 17: A three-year-old boy was crushed to death under the wheels of an auto-rickshaw in front of his house at Panakaje Mundadi in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada. 

The gut-wrenching tragedy took place on Saturday, March 16 morning when the boy ran out of home to the road. 

The victim has been identified as Kaushik, the son of Chandrashekhar and Usha couple. Their home is situated adjacent to the main road at Panakaje.

It is learnt that the auto-rickshaw failed to notice the boy who suddenly darted towards the road and hit him. 

Even though the injured boy was rushed to a private hospital in Ujire and later to Mangaluru, he breathed his last. 

The Beltangady traffic police have registered a case in connection with the incident.

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March 28,2024

Mangaluru, Mar 28: Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP has warned the individuals and political parties against the poll code violations during private events. 
 
“Private events such as marriages, birthdays, housewarming ceremonies, and other non-political programmes do not require any permission. However, one should ensure that there is no violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) at these functions. Permission is needed if the events are attended by politicians or candidates,” the DC said. 

He said that these gatherings will be under the surveillance of MCC teams, as there are chances of luring voters by campaigning and supplying food, said the DC. The district has 38,386 new voters, of which, 19,619 are men.

He said that the notification of election in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency will be issued soon, and the filing of nominations will be held between 11 am and 3 pm till April 4. 

Only five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed to enter the returning officer’s chamber to submit the nominations. A facilitation centre will be opened at the DC’s office. 

The expenditure of the candidate will be counted from the day the candidate files the nomination.

The DC said that the district is not an expenditure-sensitive constituency. Assistant expenditure observers and expenditure observers will monitor the expenditure of the candidates. An expenditure book will be provided to the candidate to record expenditure incurred, he explained.

Further, he said that no election materials can be printed without the name and address of the publishers, and the number of copies printed. Separate permission should be availed for procession prior to the submission of nomination papers from the ARO office, through the single-window system.

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