Rizwan Arshad sends legal notice to news channel for linking him to IMA scam

IMA Scam

The report alleged that Rizwan Arshad received Rs 18 crore from IMA and also carried Rizwan's response saying he was not involved in the scam.

TNM Staff

Congress MLC Rizwan Arshad has sent a legal notice to News18 Kannada, a TV channel, for airing a programme linking him to the IMA scam. News18 Kannada, a part of the Network 18 group, on September 20 had aired a programme titled - IMA Probe | Is it true Mansoor Khan gave crores of rupees to Rizwan Arshad? What does Rizwan Arshad say? The report alleged that Rizwan Arshad received Rs 18 crore from IMA and also carried Rizwan's response saying he was not involved in the scam. The notice issued by the counsel of Rizwan Arshad says, "In this programme, you have made per se defamatory and derogatory remarks about our client without verifying the genuineness and correctness of the facts. The contents of telecasted news report are such that you are sowing in the minds of people that my client is involved in the IMA case and has derived unlawful income from the IMA or Mansoor Khan which is false and incorrect.” The notice accused News18 Kannada of misrepresenting facts. "Further you have misrepresented the facts, twisted them and telecasted it to sensationalise and the programme in your news channel is wholly unjustified and far from the truth and is subjecting my client for media trial and tarnishes his clean image," it reads. It also stated that the news channel did not attempt to clarify the facts with Rizwan Arshad. Further, Rizwan alleges that the TV channel worked in collusion with Rumaan Baig, son of Roshan Baig, since the programme highlighted tweets posted by Rumaan. He asked News18 Kannada to telecast a retraction of the report and delete the programme shown on September 16 and 20 or face damages to the tune of Rs 15 crore. Rizwan Arshad contested in the Lok Sabha elections in the Bengaluru Central constituency losing to PC Mohan of the BJP. The bye-elections for the Shivajinagar constituency in central Bengaluru are set to be held in October and Rizwan is one of the candidates Congress could turn to, after the departure of Roshan Baig.

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Karnataka Premier League cricket team owner held in betting scam

The Karnataka State Cricket Association runs the KPL T-20 tournament every year on the lines of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) T-20 tournament

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Karnataka Premier League (KPL) cricket team Belagavi Panthers' owner Asfaq Ali Thara was arrested for his alleged involvement in a betting scam in the KPL tournament, run by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), police said on Wednesday. "On a tip-off that Thara was in touch with a Dubai-based bookie, the city's central crime branch police have taken him into custody on Tuesday to unearth the betting scam in the league cricket," Bengaluru joint commissioner of police Sandeep Patil said here. The KSCA runs the KPL T-20 tournament every year on the lines of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) T-20 tournament by the cash-rich Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).. "We are investigating Thara's role in an alleged match fixing in which a few players of other teams are reportedly involved. We have summoned them also for questioning, as he was in touch with some of them," Patil said in a statement. The KPL was established by the KSCA in August 2009 mirroring the Indian Premier League (IPL)..The KPL for 2019 was held from August 16-31. The KPL has seven teams representing prominent cities and towns across the southern state, including Bengaluru Blasters, Bellary Tuskers, Bijapur Bulls, Hubli Tigers, Mysuru Warriors and Namma Shivamogga squad. In another similar case, CCB officials seized ₹41 lakh following a raid in Nagarathpet in Halasuru Gate.Sandeep Pular and Rana Samla, the two accused, allegedly placed bets on the Twenty20 match between India and South Africa held in the city on Sunday.     

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Message warns of riots in Mangaluru, Commissioner says it's fake and to create panic

Fact Check

The message was being forwarded on WhatsApp following a public meeting held earlier in the week in Udupi against conversions.

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“Please pray for peace during the next ten days in Mangalore as there will be a huge riot set up by VHP and RSS on 29 September in the name of “fight against conversion by Christian missionaries. Many of the media channels are threatened to convey wrong messages,” reads a fear-mongering message being circulated on WhatsApp and social media. However, rubbishing the claims made in it, Dr PS Harsha, Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru, has stated that there is no need to panic. “This is all rumour mongering. There is nothing to worry about. Some people are unnecessarily spreading panic,” he said to TNM. The message was being forwarded on WhatsApp following a public meeting held earlier in the week in Udupi where members from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal spoke about recent instances of alleged forced religious conversions. At the meeting held on Tuesday, VHP divisional secretary Sharan Pumpwell claimed that two people from the city had been forcibly converting others and demanded their arrest. “We have heard that the forceful conversion of people is happening quite often in some prayer centres of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. This is a systematic conspiracy and a probe should be held. All religious centres need to be checked. People should support in order to prevent such kind of religious conversion,” he reportedly said. Speaking at the meeting, Sharan also stated that they would approach the Centre and ask for an anti-conversion bill to be implemented and enforced. However, this has now been twisted into a so- called warning and is being forwarded in groups.

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Bengaluru startup CEO allegedly stalks ex-girlfriend, breaks into her house

Crime

The CEO, Rahul Singh, allegedly stole the woman’s phone after breaking into her house, and has been creating fake profiles to harass her.

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The CEO of a Bengaluru-based startup has been accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend, breaking into her house, accessing her Facebook without her permission, and stealing her phone. Rahul Singh, the CEO of a 3D printing startup in the city, has also been creating fake email IDs and social media profiles to stalk and harass her, the woman has said.  The complainant – a Business Analyst in a private firm – was in a relationship with the accused since May last year, but broke it off earlier this year as they had frequent fights. “He kept on calling me, texting every day to convince me to get back with him. I made it very clear to him that I would not like to continue this relationship and he must not contact me. He was harassing me on mails, WhatsApp, Instagram and every social media and contacting me from different numbers. I was not in talking terms with him since August 2019 and had made it clear to him not to contact me,” the complainant said.  On September 1, she alleges that Rahul broke into her house and stole one of her phones and also accessed her Facebook account and changed the password. Following this, she – approached the HSR Layout Police Station on September 1 – but instead of filing an FIR, the police made Rahul give a written statement to the police in which he promised to stay away from her. However, he continued to harass her, she said.  On September 12, after the complainant met the jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Isha Pant, an FIR was filed. The FIR details the allegations against Rahul Singh.  “After that DCP spoke to them, the police promised to arrest him. But after that, the police said they were speaking with his father,” she alleged, “Now, my lawyer is telling me that he has already got bail. Every day I am meeting the police, they are saying they are doing their work but I fear for my life.” Rahul Singh’s father holds an influential central government job. He allegedly called the complainant’s mother and threatened her, after which the complainant approached the Commissioner of Police and gave him a letter regarding the issue.  “After filing the FIR, Rahul did not contact me from his phone but started creating fake email IDs and social media accounts in my mother’s, sister’s names and continued with the abuse and threats,” she said. She added, “On September 18, he followed me again when I was walking back home. He was sitting on an auto with something in his hand. Since it was an isolated area, I just rushed back home.” “Even when I was meeting the Commissioner of Police, I was receiving emails from these fake accounts. He seems to know everywhere I am going or what I am doing. Even if I am leaving office early, he seems to know,” she said.  HSR Layout police said they are probing the case and refused to comment further on the case. DCP Isha Pant could not be reached for comment.  

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‘Moonwalk’ on ruined road comes to Mangaluru, thanks to this class 6 girl

Civic issues

The present video features the young girl doing the ‘moonwalk’ on the pothole-ridden Central Market Road in Mangaluru.

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Weeks after a video of a person in an astronaut suit walking on a pothole-ridden road in Bengaluru went viral, another one has emerged from Mangaluru. And this time, the ‘astronaut’ is a girl studying in class 6, Adlin D Souza. The present video features the young girl doing the ‘moonwalk’ on the pothole-ridden Central Market Road in Mangaluru. Her video emulates one conceptualised by Bengaluru artist Baadal Nanjudaswamy, who had an artist don an astronaut suit, and deliberately walk on road filled with potholes in Bengaluru, likening it to the cratered surface of the moon. Adlin’s father, Ajoy D Souza, is the co-founder of Mangaluru City Corporation civic group, an organisation formed in 2015 to carry out campaigns and raised awareness about civic issues. This video featuring his daughter was part of a campaign to draw the city authorities’ attention to the deplorable condition of the roads. “There are many other places in Mangaluru were we could have done this too,” Ajoy tells TNM. “This is part of a campaign where we want to shed light on the bad condition of roads in Mangaluru. Maybe we will do another ‘moonwalk’ on other roads, maybe we will take up other activities. But this issue needs attention.” Ajoy adds that his daughter enjoyed being part of this video, and has previously participated in the MCC activities as well. “We hope this comes to the attention of authorities and the roads are repaired in time,” he says. Baadal’s viral video was emulated in Mexico as well, where a digital advertising agency in recreated the ‘moonwalk’ in Pachuca, the capital city of the country’s largest state of Hidalgo. Also read: Bengaluru artist’s ‘moonwalk’ on pothole-ridden road recreated in Mexico  

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In petty spat, Siddaramaiah and Kumaraswamy call each other vultures

Politics

As the Congress and JD(S) have severed their alliance, the long-time rivals are back at hurling insults against each other.

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Two former Karnataka chief ministers Siddaramaiah and HD Kumaraswamy are indulging in a petty spat, with the duo likening each other to “vultures”. Early on Tuesday, Congress senior leader Siddaramaiah tweeted, “Yes Kumaraswamy, the parrot I trusted turned out to be a vultures. That is my mistake. Despite four decades of experience as a politician, I believed an vulture to be a parrot and formed an alliance with them. Won’t it sting? Is there a bigger lesson than what experience can teach you?” ಹೌದು, @hd_kumaraswamy ಅವರೇ, ನಾನೇ ನಂಬಿದ ಗಿಣಿಗಳು ಹದ್ದಾಗಿ ಕಾಡಿದ್ದು ನಿಜ. ನನ್ನದೇ ತಪ್ಪು, ನಾಲ್ಕು ದಶಕಗಳ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಒಡನಾಟದ ಅನುಭವದ ನಂತರವೂ ಹದ್ದನ್ನು ಗಿಣಿಯೆಂದು ಭ್ರಮಿಸಿ ಮೈತ್ರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡೆವು. ಕುಕ್ಕದೇ ಬಿಡುತ್ತಾ? ಅನುಭವಕ್ಕಿಂತ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪಾಠ ಏನಿದೆ ಹೇಳಿ?@INCKarnataka — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 24, 2019 Then in a series of tweets later in the day, he further lashed out against Kumaraswamy saying the latter had “used” him. “Deve Gowda was the one who raised you,” Siddaramaiah said, adding, “Using and throwing is a lesson you learnt early in life. You can ask Yeddyurappa, he will also confirm the same.” ಸನ್ಮಾನ್ಯ @hd_kumaraswamy ಅವರೇ, ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸಾಕಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎಂದು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೆ? ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಾಕಿದ್ದು ದೇವೇಗೌಡರು (@H_D_Devegowda), ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡದ್ದು ಮಾತ್ರ ನಮ್ಮಂತಹವರನ್ನು. ಬಳಸಿ ಬಿಸಾಡುವ ಪಾಠವನ್ನು ನೀವು ಬಹುಬೇಗ ಕಲಿತುಬಿಟ್ಟಿರಿ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ @BSYBJP ಅವರನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ,ಹೇಳ್ತಾರೆ. 3/1 — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 24, 2019 ಸನ್ಮಾನ್ಯ @hd_kumaraswamy ಅವರೇ, ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕೂಡಾ ಬೆಳೆಸಿದ್ದು ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಜನತೆ.ನಮ್ಮ ಪಕ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಜನ ನೀಡಿದ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದದ ಬಲದಿಂದ ನಾನು 5 ವರ್ಷ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದೇ ಹೊರತು ಯಾವುದೇ ಹದ್ದು-ಗಿಣಿಗಳ ಹಂಗಿನಿಂದಲ್ಲ. @INCKarnataka 2/3 — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 24, 2019 ಬೇರೆ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳ ಹೆಗಲ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೂತು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯಾದ‌ @hd_kumaraswamy ಅವರೇ, ನೀವು ಸ್ವಂತ ಬಲದಿಂದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯಾಗಲೂ ಎಂದಾದರೂ ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ?@INCKarnataka 3/3 — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 24, 2019 Siddaramaiah further said that while he had become chief minister in the state due to the people of the state and the party, Kumaraswamy had sat “on the shoulders of other parties” to attain that position. “Can you ever become the chief minister by your own right?” Siddaramaiah questions Kumaraswamy. Kumaraswamy also responding to Siddaramaiah’s statements. Speaking to the media, Kumaraswamy said, “It was under Siddaramaiah's leadership that Deve Gowda, the JD(S) candidate in Mandya (Nikhil Kumaraswamy) and even the Congress candidate from Kolar KH Muniyappa lost. Its pitiable that a seven-time MP like Muniyappa was stung by his own party man. He said that I am a vulture. Who stung Muniyappa? Who is the vulture?” After Kumaraswamy response, Siddaramaiah further retorted, and made a comment about Kumaraswamy not being “in possession of his mental faculties”. “Which party does GT Devegowda (Chamundeshwari MLA) belong to? JD(S) right. A couple of days ago, he openly said that Kumaraswamy had asked the JD(S) to support the BJP candidate in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar. GT Devegowda is not from Congress. He is a JD(S) MLA and a former minister in Kumaarswamy's cabinet. So, who is staging a drama now? Me or Kumaraswamy?” Siddaramaiah said, speaking to media persons. Things have been bitter between Congress and JD(S) after the Karnataka government fell and the coalition could not maintain majority. Recently, the JD(S) also announced that the party would not allying with either BJP or Congress for the upcoming bye-elections.  

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