OFC theft case; six arrested

July 12, 2012

Karwar, July 12: The police on Wednesday arrested six persons on the charge of stealing optical fibre cables (OFC) from the office of General Manager of BSNL, Karwar.

Ullas Vernekar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, told presspersons that the police arrested the accused soon after getting a complaint from the BSNL authorities. An employee of BSNL was involved in the crime, he said.

He said BSNL official Ramadas Dhareshwar had lodged a complaint that 495 bundles of OFCs kept on the premises of the General Manager's office in Kajubag were stolen between April and July. The value of stolen cables was estimated at Rs. 1.76 lakh.

Mr. Vernekar said the police began investigation by checking autorickshaw stands for a clue. They narrowed down on autorickshaw driver Hasan Razak (21) and he provided information about the theft.

Based on this information, the police arrested Mansoor Abdul Khalid Sheikh (26), Narayan Ekanath Naik (36), Vinayak Guddappa Vaddar (22), Shabbir Mohammad Sheikh (32), and Basha Sayyad Ibrahim (48).

Mr. Vernekar said that the stolen cables were shifted to Shirwad. The accused then melted the cable and converted them into copper bricks.

A BSNL employee had tipped the accused about the cables in the office compound. The employee was yet to be arrested, he said. The accused had confessed that they had stolen the cables 15 days ago, Mr. Vernekar said.

The police have seized 95 kg. of copper worth Rs. 1 lakh and an autorikshaw.

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No relief for Siddaramaiah in MUDA case as HC junks plea against Governor's sanction

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September 24,2024

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's decision to sanction the complaint and investigation against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Justice M Nagaprasanna said the facts narrated in the petition would undoubtedly require an investigation.

The court has also said that the Governor's order approving sanction to investigate against Siddaramaiah under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not suffer from application of mind, instead has abundance of application of mind.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the request made by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi to stay the order of the court. The court has vacated the interim order passed on August 19. In the interim order the trial court was directed not to take any precipitative action against Siddaramaiah. On August 17, Governor had approved sanction under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS), citing three applications.

The court said the private complainants were justified in registering the complaint and seeking approval from the governor.

Insofar as private complainants seeking sanction under section 17A, the court said the provision nowhere requires only a police officer to seek sanction from a competent authority. The court further said it is in fact the duty of the private complainants to seek such approval.

Earlier, The High Court had completed its hearing in the case on September 12, and reserved its orders. It had also directed a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action against the Chief Minister.

The case pertains to allegations that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru that had higher property value as compared to the location of her land that had been "acquired" by MUDA.

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