Bengaluru violence: CCB questions former Mayor Sampath Raj and corporator
PTI, Aug 19, 2020, 8:19 AM IST
Bengaluru: Former Bengaluru Mayor R Sampath Raj and Pulakeshinagar ward corporator Abdul Rakeeb Zakir were on Tuesday, August 18 summoned for questioning by the Central Crime Branch in connection with the violence in parts of the city, Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant said.
“Yes,” Pant told PTI in a reply to a query whether Sampath Raj and Zakir, both Congress functionaries, were summoned for questioning.
According to police sources, Sampath Raj, who is now the Devara Jeevanahalli corporator, and Pulakeshinagar ward corporator Zakir appeared before the CCB officials in the afternoon and were questioned for many hours.
The reason behind summoning them was to find out whether the local politics in DJ Halli was the reason behind the violence on August 11 night in which the Pulakeshinagar Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy”s house was torched.
Murthy’s sister Jayanthi”s house was also attacked.
Police sources said that a few aides of Sampath Raj were reportedly seen during the violence whereas the police were verifying information that Zakir had forwarded a few WhatsApp messages, which might have caused the unrest.
“”We are only verifying certain information for which we questioned them. There is nothing concrete as of now,” a police officer said.
Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai had claimed that the internal strife in Congress coupled with the upcoming Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (city corporation) elections had resulted in the violence in Pulakeshinagar.
Refuting Bommai”s statement, the state Congress chief D K Shivakumar had alleged that the government was trying to cover up its failure to prevent the violence by giving misleading statements.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Told to speak softly, man assaults relative; Case filed
BJP’s Brijesh Chowta to file nomination papers on April 4; discloses assets
M’luru/Udupi: Toll fees to be hiked from Apr 1
Tumakur triple murder case; Mortal remains of victims reach Belthangady
Rameshwaram cafe blast: Who is the key conspirator arrested by NIA?
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Union minister Hardeep Puri compares Sunita Kejriwal to Rabri Devi
For ‘Bhoomi Putra’ Kharge, prestigious LS poll battle in Karnataka
Special court convicts 7 people in BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case
LS polls: More than 79,000 violations reported so far through C-Vigil app, says EC
EAM Jaishankar meets Ukranian counterpart Kuleba