Mangaluru woman arrested for impersonating IGP Roopa

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March 11, 2019

Mangaluru, Mar 11: A middle aged woman from this coastal city who had allegedly impersonated inspector general of police (home guards) D Roopa and directed a cop to book a hotel room in her name a few months ago, was arrested by Bengaluru police and later released.

The accused has been identified as Asha Prakash (45), a resident of a private apartment complex in Pandeshwara, Mangaluru. She had worked with the postal department before taking voluntary retirement last year.

In December 2018, a woman had called a senior police officer in Lucknow saying, "I'm IPS officer Roopa calling. Please book a hotel room between December 29 and January 3."

The officer, after doing the needful, had called Roopa saying the room had been booked. Following this, Roopa had filed the complaint with Banashankari police.

Tracing the mobile number from which the call was made, police tracked down Asha Prakash. However, she pleaded innocence, saying her mobile was lost a month ago. "I lost my cellphone and have lodged a complaint with Pandeshwara police," she told police.

Asha also produced a copy of the acknowledgement given by police after filing the complaint.

"Asha had taken a duplicate sim card. But investigation revealed that the IME number of the device from which the accused had called and the one used by Asha was the same. After we told her about the IME number, she confessed to the crime, but did not reveal the motive. Since it was a non-heinous crime, she was released on bail immediately," said police.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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