Bengaluru : Former Karnataka Minister B. Nagendra, who quit his position following corruption allegations of Rs 187 crore in connection with the state ethnical weal board, is stewing arrest by the ( CBI), sources said on Friday.One of the indicted Satyanarayan Varma, who's named in the fiddle , has admitted before the fresh Chief Metropolitan Magistrate( ACMM) court and made allegations against the Criminal Investigation Department( CID).
The CID is guarding the indicted and CID officers are obliging to agree to whatever they say, sources added. Varma has also told the court that the authorities haven't given information to his family for four days after his arrest.
He also requested the court to allow him to make a statement in the court intimately without the absence of CID officers. The submission was made in the court when the CID produced him before the court, sources said. State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra has said that indicted Satyanarayana Varma, had told the court that he was being hovered by the close helpers of former Minister Nagendra.
“ It's a serious charge. still, the Special Investigation Team( SIT) has not dared to question former Minister Nagendra till now, ” Vijayendra added. The CBI has formerly started a inquiry since the contended fiddle.
The inquiry agency has also recorded the statements of two of the indicted who are lodged in jail. Sources also said that the Enforcement Directorate( ED) is also probing the matter. The fiddle in the pot came to light following the self-murder of Chandrashekaran( 50), who was working as an Account supervisor in the Karnataka Tribal Welfare Board.
He was allegedly dragooned to transfer large quantum of plutocrat to colorful illegal accounts. It was contended that the finances were diverted to Hyderabad to be used by the Congress for the Lok Sabha election in Telangana and other countries. The Congress, still, has denied all the allegations. Meanwhile, BJP MLCC.T. Ravi has demanded the abdication of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the state ethnical weal board fiddle .
“ Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should take moral responsibility and the disquisition has to be taken over by the CBI, ” he said. “ This is the fiddle which had taken place in the horizon of the department under his portfolio. But, CM Siddaramaiah is diverting the issue. “ We've dubieties over the inquiry conducted by the government but the Karnataka government is yet to handover the case to the CBI, ” Ravi said.
“ Nagendra is defended by the state government for the fear of getting exposed to effects from him. Eleven people have been arrested and just Rs14.07 crore is seized so far. Where has the remaining plutocrat gone? Why is it not seized? The plutocrat has gone to 700 bank accounts. Where has the plutocrat gone after pullout? ” the BJP MLC asked.
