15-yr-old daughter, boyfriend killed B’luru businessman and not accidental fire: Cops

Crime

The body of the businessman who hails from Rajasthan, was found on Sunday and it was made to like death due to accidental fire.

TNM Staff

Police in Bengaluru said that the 41-year-old businessman, whose body was found burnt at his residence near Bashyam Circle in Rajajinagar on Sunday, was killed by his 15-year-old daughter and her 18-year-old boyfriend. They had initially tried to trick the police by passing it off as an accidental death due to fire caused by a short circuit. The businessman Jai Kumar Jain, hails from Rajasthan and managed an apparel shop near his residence. His wife and son were attending a function in Tamil Nadu when the incident occurred.  Assistant Commissioner of Police V Dhananjay Kumar told PTI that the duo was arrested on Sunday itself.  According to the investigators, the 15-year-old daughter and her 18-year-old boyfriend were upset about Jai Kumar’s opposition to their relationship which led to the murder.  The PTI report said that the businessman had caught his daughter with the boy at a mall recently and expressed his strong reservations about the relationship. He had also warned her not to spend time with him, which resulted in the duo hatching the conspiracy to eliminate him. In their confession, the minor-accused admitted that she laced the milk her father drank with sleeping pills. Later, she and her boyfriend stabbed him to death. Following that, the duo dragged him to the bathroom and tried to set ablaze the body. But alert neighbours called the police and fire brigade after noticing smoke. When police reached the spot, they found the partially charred body with stab wounds and blood on the bed sheet. When questioned, the duo gave conflicting replies According to Deccan Chronicle, the minor had first said that after she returned from her relative’s house after having breakfast on Sunday at around 10.30 am, she saw smoke coming from the bathroom of her father's bedroom. This is when she alerted her neighbour. But a few minutes later, she said that she had gone out for a morning walk and not to a neighbour’s house

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announces list of 17 cabinet ministers

Politics

The minsters-to-be will take oath on Tuesday at 10.30 am in Raj Bhavan

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More than three weeks after BS Yediyurappa took oath as the Chief Minster of Karnataka, he has finally announced the names of leaders who are slated to be inducted into the cabinet. Yediyurappa, who met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 17, finalised a list of 17 BJP leaders, including legislators and councilmen, who are to be inducted into the cabinet at 10.30 am on Tuesday at Raj Bhavan.  The BJP has given a huge preference to Lingayat leaders this time around with seven out of 17 berths going to members of this community, including MLAs Laxman Savadi (Athani), Jagadish Shettar (Hubballi-Dharwad Central), V Somanna (Vijaynagar), Basavaraj Bommai (Shiggaon), Madhuswamy (Chikkanayakanahalli), Chandrakantgouda Chadrappagouda Patil (Nargund) and Sashikala Jolle (Nippani).  The BJP has inducted two leaders from the Dalit community including Aurad MLA Prabhu Chauhan and Govind Karjol from Mudhol assembly segment. B Sriramulu (Molakalmuru) has been chosen as the leader from the Valmiki Nayak community, KS Eshwarappa, MLA from Shivamogga, represents the Kuruba community, the same as former CM Siddaramaiah.  Padmanabhanagar MLA R Ashoka and Chikkamagaluru MLA CT Ravi have been chosen as the Vokkaliga candidates, while Rajajinagar MLA Suresh Kumar and Malleshwaram MLA Dr CN Ashwath Narayana represent the Brahmin community. Independent candidate H Nagesh from Mulbagal, who shifted allegiances ahead of the trust vote in July this year, has also been given a cabinet berth. MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, who is from the Billava community, has also been given a cabinet berth.  In addition, the party leaders are waiting to see the fate of the 16 disqualified MLAs belong to the JD(S) and Congress, as Yediyurappa and other BJP leaders had promised 12 of them ministries in order for them to rebel against their own parties.  "Preference has been given to leaders in north Karnataka as that forms the BJP's major vote bank. In addition, Lingayat leaders have been given preference for the first round of cabinet expansion. Once the rebels make a decision on whether they will join BJP or not, then we will expand the cabinet after the bye-elections are over. Once bye-polls are over, the rebels from south Karnataka will also be given cabinet berths," a BJP source said.

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Traffic advisory in Bengaluru for ministers’ oath taking ceremony: Full details

Administration

These diversions, which will come into effect between 8am-2pm, will also impact those travelling to the airport from the south and central parts of the city.

TNM Staff

Traffic restrictions will be placed in Bengaluru’s central business district  (CBD) on Tuesday morning as Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will expand his over three-week-old cabinet on Tuesday by inducting 18-20 legislators as ministers. "Yediyurappa has written to state Governor Vajubhai Vala for arrangements to swear-in 18-20 legislators as ministers in Raj Bhavan on Tuesday from 10:30-11:30 a.m,” an official of the chief minister's office (CMO) told IANS. 76-year-old Yediyurappa took oath for the fourth time as chief minister on July 26, but could not expand his Cabinet for various reasons beyond his control. While the party's high command was busy with the Parliament session, legislative bills on Jammu & Kashmir, the state witnessed heavy rains and floods over the last three weeks. Traffic advisory No vehicles will be allowed to pass through the Police Thimmaiah (GPO) Circle towards Raj Bhavan and between Balekundri (Indian Express) Circle and Police Thimmaiah Circlefrom between 8am to 2pm. The following diversions will be in place on native routes:  Motorists coming from Queen’s Road /Shivajinagar and moving towards Majestic will have to turn right at Cunningham Road and left at Chandrika Hotel Junction to reach Basaveshwara Circle, then turn left onto Palace Road and proceed towards Majestic. Similarly, motorists should turn right at Police Thimmaiah Circle to reach the KR Circle underpass via Gopala Gowda Circle.  For people going towards the airport, they will have to take CTO Circle-Police Thimmaiah Circle-BR Ambedkar Veedhi-Coffee Board Junction-Balakundri Circle-Cunningham Road-Miller’s Road-Cantonment railway underbridge-Jayamahal Road-Mehkri Circle route. Similarly, those heading from Queen’s Road /Cubbon Road towards Majestic and KR Market should pass through CTO Circle to reach Ambedkar Veedhi and KR Circle. 

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RTE Act amendment: SC issues notice to Karnataka govt on school admission

Law

The amended rule exempted unaided and private schools from admitting to class one, 25% students from the socially and economically disadvantaged groups.

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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to look into the legality of the Karnataka government rule, which exempted unaided and private schools from admitting to class one, 25 per cent students from the socially and economically disadvantaged groups. The applicability of the rule was based on the condition that government and aided schools should be in the vicinity. An apex court Bench, headed by Justice N.V. Ramana, issued a notice to the Karnataka government on a petition, challenging the validity of the 2019 amendment to the Right to Education Act.  The Karnataka High Court on May 31, upheld constitutional validity of the amendment to Rule 4 of the Karnataka Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2012.  While issuing a notice, the apex court declined to stay the order. Advocate Meenakshi Arora along with other counsels represented the petitioner. The petition said the effect of the amendment was "where a government or aided school existed in a particular neighbourhood, private, un-aided schools would be exempted from their obligation, under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, to admit, in class I, to the extent of at least 25 per cent of the strength of the class, children from weaker sections and disadvantaged groups". Therefore, the obligation upon private and un-aided schools would exist only where there was no government or aided school in the neighbourhood.  The petitioner, RTE Students & Parents Association, submitted that the Karnataka High Court grievously erred in its interpretation of the RTE Act. It said the high court ignored the clear language of the RTE Act, which states that "private and unaided schools shall admit the required number each year, with the obligation being absolute and not subject to any future proposed expansion of government schools."

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Day after CM's announcement, K'taka govt orders CBI probe into phone tapping scandal

Controversy

The order, however, did not specify the timeframe by when the CBI should complete the probe.

IANS

The Karnataka government has ordered a CBI inquiry into alleged phone-tapping of politicians, officials and senior IPS officers over the last year, a government official said on Monday. On the directive of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, state Home Department Deputy Secretary BS Srinivasa has directed the premier investigation agency to investigate the alleged illegal and unauthorised telephone interception in the last one year (since August 1, 2018) till August 19, 2019 of several ruling and opposition political leaders, their relatives and government officials. "The order was issued following reports in a section of the media that the previous Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy had asked the state intelligence wing to tap phones of BJP leaders, rebel legislators of the former coalition allies and some IPS officers to find out if attempts were made to destabilise the JD-S-Congress coalition government," the official told IANS. Though Yediyurappa, who also holds the home portfolio as a one-man Cabinet so far, directed state Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar on August 14 to inquire into the snooping charge, Congress legislative party leader Siddaramaiah and JD-S' disqualified rebel legislator A.H. Vishwanath sought a CBI probe as it involved people like Congress power broker Faraz Ahmed, Congress senior leader Ahmed Patel and former PWD minister H.D. Revanna, who is the elder brother of Kumaraswamy and second son of JD-S supremo H.D. Deve Gowda. Names and voices of Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao, Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Alok Kumar Singh and the state Intelligence wing's ADGP Kamal Pant were also heard in the audio tapes. Kumaraswamy, however, denied ordering snooping and dared the BJP government to hold the probe by an international agency. His father Deve Gowda also opposed the CBI probe as an inquiry into the charge by the state police was underway. As the case has been filed by the cyber-crime police station in the city under section 72 of the IT Act, 2000 and section 26 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, the audio tapes, documents and the interim report of Joint Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil will be handed over to the CBI office in the city. As per the order, the CBI will identify and investigate the persons involved in the alleged telephone interception of opposition leaders and officials. The order, however, did not specify the timeframe by when the CBI should complete the probe and submit its report with findings to the state government.      

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No NIA arrests in Karnataka: Cops deny reports of satellite calls made to Pakistan

Police

Sections of the media had reported that a satellite call was made to Pakistan from a village in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.

Prajwal Bhat

Authorities in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka rejected reports of an arrest made by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Belthangady taluk of the district. The administration also refuted reports of a satellite call made from Belthangady to a location in Pakistan. "We have checked with the NIA and there was no one arrested in our district limits recently. We are also unaware of any communication made from here to Pakistan," stated Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police (SP). Sections of the media reported that satellite calls made from Nyayatarpu village in Belthangady to a location in Pakistan. It was reported that the calls were intercepted after a terrorist disclosed details of the satellite call during an interrogation.  The reports emerged at a time of heightened security in Dakshina Kannada and other parts of Karnataka. Security was heightened in the district after an alert was issued in Karnataka.  Dakshina Kannada SP BM Laxmi Prasad further clarified that police are not looking for suspected terrorists in Belthangady. Meanwhile, Bengaluru Commissioner of Police Bhaskar Rao clarified to TNM on Saturday that the high alert was issued as part of a general exercise followed by the police and that there was no specific threat. He added that there was no truth in the message about  the ‘possibility of a terrorist cell active in Bengaluru’. Following the news of the alert in the state, WhatsApp messages spread panic in Bengaluru about the 'possibility of a terrorist cell' active in the city.  A message doing the rounds stated: “VERY HIGH ALERT DECLARED BY COMMISSIONER BHASKAR RAO: Received from Central Home ministry today. Be extremely cautious while visiting Malls, Movie Theatres, Crowded Streets, Prayer halls, temples,Mosques during this weekend. Avoid if possible. Possibility of a terrorist cell active in Bangalore (sic).” However, the part about the possibility of a terrorist cell active in Bengaluru was dismissed as untrue by the Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao. Also read: Bengaluru Police Commissioner dismisses rumours of ‘active terror cell’ in city  

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