Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Darshan on Friday became the brand ambassador of the Agriculture Department and offered to model for farmers for free.

“From now on, I will work for the Agriculture Department as well. There is a close relation between ordinary people and the farmers. I will also toil for the cause of farmers,” he said at an event organised at the Vidhana Soudha.

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Agriculture Minister B C Patil expressed joy over Darshan’s gesture.

“I never expected ‘Challenging Star’ Darshan to volunteer as the brand ambassador. With his huge fan following, the agriculture sector will benefit a lot,” the Chief Minister said.

He said he would watch Darshan’s upcoming movie ‘Roberrt’. The action-thriller has already created a wave among movie buffs even before its release on May 11. The film would be released in Kannada and Telugu simultaneously.

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Ramesh Jarkiholi Sex Scandal case:Social activist fails to appear before police, seeks protection,one more complaint filed against kalahalli in Bengaluru:

Dinesh kallahalli,activist who filed complaint demanding an investigation into the alleged scandal involving Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, refused to appear before the police for questioning citing security reasons.

The cubbon park police had summoned Dinesh for questioning to get more details in the case and the woman who had allegedly cheated.

However Dinesh,resident of Kallahalli village in Kanakapura said that he is facing threat perception soon after filing complaint and had approached the Ramnagar police seeking security.

Though the police have been deployed to keep an eye at his house,Dinesh said that the security is not adequate and he can not come to the station for questioning.

He wrote a letter to the police citing security reasons and said that he will present himself before the police on march 9.

The cubbon park police said that they are yet to trace the woman and her family members who approached Dinesh seeking help.

The case will gain importance only after the statement of woman in the video clip, a police officer said.

Dinesh being the third party in the case complained to the police seeking detailed probe about the sex scandal involving Ramesh Jharkiholi.

Meanwhile members of pro Kannada organisation headed by Kannada Prakash and their other members has filed a complaint against Ramesh Jarkiholi with the State women commission seeking action against Ramesh Jarkiholi.

Meanwhile in a joint operation Cubbon park police and CCB police on Wednesday visited Ramakrishna lodge in SC road as Subedar chetram road in majestic area and seized the DVR of the hotel to seek more info.

The Cubbon park police along with officials of CCB initiated investigation to trace the woman and her family members who are crucial for the case and to further investigation.

On Thursday a team of police visited the lodge in Gandhinagar where man claimed to be member of the family handed over the CD containing the sex scandal of Ramesh Jharkiholi to Dinesh Kallahalli on March 1.

The police officials are verifying the CCTV footages to identify the person.Meanwhile the police are also probing the source location where the video was uploaded.

As in the video the women in her video and audio allegedly on a phone call with Ramesh Jarkiholi said she is in RT Nagar a women police team consisting of more than 25 women police swung into action and searched all the PG accommodation in RT Nagar and surrounding areas they were also not successful in tracing the women.

Controversy on the sex scandal continued on Thursday with another complaint filed against Dinesh Kallahalli questioning his intention.

Prashanth Kumar,social activist from Muneshwaranagar on Thursday complained to the cubbon park police,accusing blackmail and pressure tactics by Dinesh Kallahalli using fabricated videos.

Mr.Prashant kumar said that the video submitted was tampered and concocted for the reason known to him.

More over there are influential people behind Dinesh to attack the government,he added.

Quoting Dinesh,he said that Dinesh claimed to have three more CDs of influential people,but he is not publicising nor giving complaint to the competent authority.This clearly indicated his intentions of blackmail and want a detailed
Investigation,he said in his complaint.

The police have received the complainant,while investigating the source and the reason behind the video.

Meanwhile many BJP leader said we are morally with Ramesh Jarkiholi and it is a conspiracy to defame the government and we have requested CM BS Yediyurappa to get Investigation done by CBI as the video has been uploaded on YouTube by some unknown person in Russia.

Meanwhile cubbon park police has written a letter to legal department for their opinion about the petition filed by Dinesh kalahalli can they take his complaint and file FIR based on his complaint.

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1 IISc student dies playing football, another commits suicide:

Two research scholars of the Indian Institute of Science,(IISc),Bengaluru,died unnaturally inside the campus in different circumstances on Tuesday.

While one phD student ended his life by committing suicide while the other collapsed and died later in the hospital while he was playing football at the institute ground.

The deceased have been identified as Randhir Kumar,(36),a final year PhD scholar with the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering and Rahul Prathap,(31),a mechanical engineering scholar pursuing MTech.

Both the incidents happened on the evening of March 2 .

Senior officer told reporters, the suicide came to light when Randhir Kumar’s friends worried after he was not receiving their phone calls.

It was around 8.30 pm when Kumar’s friends informed the staff and security officer that they suspect something fishy and asked to check.

Since his hostel room was locked from inside, they broke open a window to see him hanging from the ceiling fan.The police were informed who rushed to the spot,forced opened the door and began investigation.

There was no death note and Kumar’s phone and laptop have been taken by the police to obtain clues as to why he had taken the extreme step.

Kumar’s family members in Bihar have been informed and they are on the way to the city to take his body,the police said.

His few friends shared with the police that Kumar was under depression over a period of time and prefered staying alone .

The Sadashivanagar police have taken up a case of unatural death and are investigating.

In the second incident,another research scholar Rahul Pratap was playing football at the Gymkhana ground on Tuesday evening.

It was around 8.30 pm when he suddenly collapsed on the ground.His friends after administrating first-aid rushed him to MS Ramaiah Hospital where he was declared brought dead.His parents were also informed by the IISc authorities soon after the incident.

The Sadashivanagar police have taken up both the cases and are investigating.

We are awaiting post mortem report to persue the cases and also awaiting to question other student who were around at the time of incident, a senior officer said.

Meanwhile, reacting to the incident, the registrar of IISc said in the press release, “We are extremely saddened to report the deaths of two students on the campus. Kumar was pursuing his PhD in the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering. We strongly urge IISc community members to reach out to and seek help from the following facilities and wellness resources: 24 x 7 emergency call service for anyone needing to talk to a mental health professional (Phone number: 080-47113444) and online counselling and support via YourDost platform.”

(If you are having thoughts of suicide or are in emotional distress, help is available. You can get in touch with the SAHAI helpline at 080-25497777, open from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm and 104 Arogya Sahayavani which is available 24/7.)

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Ramesh Jarkiholi Sex Scandal: Karnataka Minister Resigns,Cubbon park police summons Dinesh kalahalli to seek more info :

Karnataka cabinet minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday resigned on moral grounds pending an investigation into the alleged sex tape in which his name cropped up.

In his resignation letter,which has been accepted by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and forwarded to the Governor for approval, and the Governor has approved the minister resignation in which he claimed innocence.

There should be an investigation into this.Even though I am innocent,am taking moral responsibility and resigning from my post in the cabinet,”Jarkiholi said.

Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has been accused of sexually exploiting a woman who sought the minister’s help for a short film.

The allegations have been brought by Dinesh Kalahalli,a social activist,who released a video, screenshots and a telephonic conversation, allegedly between the minister and the woman.

Dinesh has filed a complained against the minister in the Cubbon Park police station. He also made it clear that he was not related to the victim, but was approached by her family as there was an environment of fear.

Karnataka Milk Federation chairperson Balachandra Jarkiholi on Wednesday urged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to go for a CID or CBI probe into the sex scandal allegedly involving his brother and Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi.

Ramesh Jarkiholi’s brother BJP MP Balachandra Jarkiholi even said and also threatened to file Rs.100 crore defamation case against those who released the sex tape, which he called fake.

Meanwhile the cubbon park police on Wednesday issued notice to Dinesh Kallahalli to appear before the investigating officer for questioning.

B.Maruthi,Inspector of cubbon park asked Dinesh to appear for questioning to seek clarity on the some issues related to the case on Thursday 11 am.

The notice was issued to Kallahalli hours after Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai reacting to the incident said that he had ordered a detailed and transparent probe into this.

The cubbon park police had questioned Kallahalli and recorded his statement after he filed a petition seeking probe into the sex scandal.

Since he is not directly related to the incident,the police are probing on his relationship with the woman and her family
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The police are also probing whether the CD submitted to them has been fabricated and who and why the incident was recorded.

Meanwhile Dinesh Kallahalli approached,Girish S  Ramnagar Superintendent of Police and filed a conplaint that he os facing life threat and sought necessary protection.

Dinesh residing in Kallahalli in Kanakapura said that he is getting threat calls on his mobile and some unknown people are moving around his house suspeciously.

After receiving the request for protection the Ramanagar Superintendent of police deployed two police personnel at his house for his protection and security.

BENGALURU: The mystery woman seen in the sleazy video with now-resigned Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi had been visiting his chambers at Vidhana Soudha for the last at least eight months, officials told The New Indian Express. She had also, on many occasions, interacted with the staff at Soudha claiming to be a film-maker interested in bringing out a documentary on the state reservoirs. She had told them that she wanted to use drones to shoot the docu-films and wanted necessary clearances as unmanned aerial vehicles or not allowed at these protected sites.https://storage.googleapis.com/vendo-gcs.mmpww.com/jwplayer/index.html?r=24865414

Ramesh had introduced her to several officers at the Water Resources Department and had told them to assist her with inputs to make the documentary. She and Ramesh had been sighted outside Bengaluru too. Highly-placed sources said the narrative that she was a poor job-seeker who was exploited by Jarkiholi is not true as facts suggest otherwise. 

“The video, though came out in the open on Tuesday, was uploaded on social media sites from some foreign destination, not India, a few days ago. How can a poor job-seeker do it? The hidden camera used to film the sexcapade appears to be of high quality and costs upwards of  Rs 2 lakh. It has also been placed by an expert with a good knowledge of camera. Again, may not be the plan of a poor, hapless woman. The material has been flawlessly edited and the total raw footage could be at least three to four times the final edited version that was released. Editing too requires money,” they said.

While there is still no clarity as to who is behind the honeytrap, it is obvious from the video that the woman knew Jarkiholi intimately and addresses him in ‘singular’ in the video. The woman does not seem to have been threatened to get into the sexual act, as is evident from the clip, experts said. While some suspected that it could be the handiwork of someone from opposition parties, others did not rule out the possibility of Jarkiholi’s ‘powerful’ enemies within the BJP hatching the plot to finish him off politically. Only people with some clout could have executed the release of the video to perfection and managed the presence of news mediapersons at the Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s office at that precise moment.

Sources said CCTV records at Soudha and phone call records are proof that Jarkiholi and the woman had a long association. Jarkiholi did not have WhatsApp on his mobile phone and picked up another phone with WhatsApp that was available exclusively to this woman, they said. An officer remembers that the woman had introduced three men as her colleagues. Now, the hunt is on to trace them. The sources said that the two grew intimate during the Covid pandemic last year, and had video phone calls on several occasions.

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Notorious Inter-State HBT offender arrested by CCB,Pistol,Gold ornaments worth Rs.61.5 Lakhs recovered:

The Central Crime Branch police of Women Protection Wing team has arrested an interstate burglar from Uttar Pradesh involved in over 15 burglaries in and around the city .

The accused has been identified as, Khurshid Khan,41 of Sahibabad of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.

The police have seized a country made pistol,Five live bullets and stolen gold valuables worth Rs. 61.5 lakh has been recovered from his possession.

Sandeep Patil,Joint commissioner of police crime,said,team led by police inspector,Hazaresh Killedar and his team caught Khurshid Khan, 41, of Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh when he had come to the city on February,7th.

A team of police under Inspector camped in Ghaziabad area of Uttar Pradesh and were in search of the notorious burglar the team who were in action the team kept a close watch on his movements and after lot of efforts the team were successful in apprehending the burglar and brought him to Bengaluru on February 7th for further questioning.

During the course of investigation the team grilled him and the accused confessed the crime and spilled the beans about the stolen gold ornaments.

Based on his information the police team headed by Hazaresh Killedar and team escorted him and  Went to Uttar Pradesh and nabbed the receiver of stolen properties identified as Virendra Kumar, 46,a jeweller by profession.

After arresting the receiver from Uttar Pradesh the team has seized 1 kg 280 gms gold ornamnets worth 61 lakhs,1 Pistol and 5 live bullets from his possession.

A detailed investigation by the team it has revealed that,Khurshid is part of five to six persons involved in burglary.He and his associates are wanted in many house breaks in the city since 2013.

The gang used to come to city by train and commit series of burglaries during day time and return back.

The accused would watch over locked house for sometime before breaking into it.

They are so proficient and quick that they would hardly take 15 minutes to loot the valuables and escape.

After committing series of offence,the accused would return to their native and sell the booty to Virendra.

Khurshid who lead the gang would use the fire arm to scare people in case of any eventuality.

The accused was earlier arrested by Hariyana police under Arms Act.He was also arrested by Delhi and UP Police.Virendra was also arrested by Delhi police.

With his arrest we have solved 15 cases were reported in JB Nagar,Kengeri,Jnanabarathi,KG Nagar,Hanumanthanagar,Vijayanagar,Mico Layout,Subramanyanagar,Byadarahalli and Nandini Layout and other police station.A case has been registered and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant,has appreciated,Joint CP Crime, Sandeep Patil,DCP Crime-1,KP Ravikumar,PI,Hazaresh Killedar,crime staff as,Nawaz Khan,Mufeez Khan, Raghavendra,Nagaraj,Srinivas,Ravikumar, Parashuram,and Sameer and two women staff also has been appreciated for the commendable and exemplary work done by them who has successfully nabbed the notorious burglar from his native in UP who was wanted in dozens of cases and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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Custodial death case,PSI Suspended,Case to be probe by CID:Kamal Pant

A day after custodial death of a 63-year-old conman,sub inspector,Manjunath Kattimani of Hanumanthanagar police station has been suspended for dereliction of duty and an departmental enquiry has been initiated against four other staff who were at the spot for their negligence.

Speaking to reporters at Jansampark divas in Viveknagar, Commissioner of police Kamal Pant said,that sub inspector,D Manjunath has been suspended as he was in charge for the case and he was heading the team when Siddalingaswamy was taken for spot mahazar. 

Meanwhile an departmental enquiry has been initiated against Head Constables Ravi Kumar and Mrutyunjaya and constable Umesh , following which necessary action will be initiated against them.

The four police personnel had escorted Siddalingaswamy to his house on Friday to recover document pertaining to the case.

Despite their presence,the accused reportedly  pushed them out of kitchen and jumped through  an open window situated on third floor of the building.He crashed on the scooter parked outside the building and died due to severe head injuries.

The police rushed out and shifted the profusely bleeding Siddalingaswamy in a car to a near by hospital where the doctor declared him as brought dead.

The incident captured on the CCTV installed in the building.

Since the incident amounts to custodial death, the case has been handed over to CID and judicial magistrate will investigate the case and further action will be taken based on the report Kamal Pant said to media persons.

Meanwhile Swamy’s wife Devamani has a filed a case of unnatural death has been registered and the case will be handed over to CID.Devamani stated in her complaint that she was shocked to see her husband ran inside the kitchen and jumped from the balcony to end his life.

The officer further said that Swamy was arrested by Hanumanthnagar police on February 24 and during the interrogation he revealed two of his friends names who are also involved in cheating case and efforts are on to nab them he added.

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Inter-State Ganja trafficking network busted,Eight Notorious Peddlers arrested,681.8 Kg Ganja Seized by NCB:

NCB busts yet another Ganja trafficking network arrested eight persons and seized a total of 681.8 kg of marijuana from them.

Eight accused were arrested during the seizure namely S.Pawar,V.Pawar,B.Ware,M.Dhotre,D. Deshmukh,R.Gunjal,A.Gandhi and S.Sanap.

Based on a tip off from Bangalore NCB unit,a  team of NCB officials intercepted Swift Dzire car,one Honda City car and one Bolero Pick up near Pedda Amberpet Toll Plaza,near Rangareddy District,Telangana and during search the team found huge haul of drugs and seized 681.8 Kgs of Ganja.

The consignment was concealed in compressed form,kept in 335 brick like packets and wrapped with brown colour adhesive tapes.

This is a common modus operandi of Ganja trafficking sourced from Andhra-Odisha border.

During investigation it was revealed that the syndicate used to source ganja in huge quantity from Vishakhapatnam and distribute in various parts of Pune district and Osmanabad district of Maharashtra,Amit Ghawate,(Zonal Director,Bangalore),said.

According to Mr.Ghawate,Illegal Ganja Cultivation in India is largely concentrated around the naxal Infected Andhra-Odisha border areas.

Ganja from this region find its way to all over the country including Delhi,Mumbai,Maharashtra, Rajasthan,Tamilnadu,Kerala,West Bengal and is smuggled across the ocean to Sri Lanka,he said.

Difficult Terrain and inaccessibility make this area difficult for the law enforcement agencies to conduct destruction of illicit Ganja cultivation.

One of the other major Ganja cultivating region in India is the hilly terrains of Himachal Pradesh. North Eastern states of India are also vulnerable to Ganja cultivation due to its unique Geographical conditions.

Finally NCB acknowledges the role of Shri Amit Ghawate,(Zonal Director,Bangalore)and other team members of NCB Hyderabad Sub Zonal Unit and NCB Bangalore Zonal Unit with their concerted efforts in intelligence gathering and enforcement by NCB have so far had a telling effect on the seizure of Ganja sourced from Andhra-Odisha border areas he added.