Karnataka Lokayukta stabbed for complaint he threw out: Top 10 developments
In what is being termed as a massive security breach, Karnataka Lokayukta P Vishwanath Shetty was on Wednesday stabbed with a knife at least four times in his office by a youth apparently unhappy over a request being turned down. The accused, identified as Tejas Sharma, had been taken into police custody, news agency ANI quoted Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy as saying. Sharma attacked Vishwanath Shetty, a former high court judge, as the complaint he went to the Karnataka Lokayukta with– regarding a tender – was not entertained and he was apparently told that the case was shut, according to a statement by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Justice Shetty had in the past written to authorities at least 20 times and sought more security, former Supreme Court judge Santosh Hegde told media professionals gathered outside Mallya Hospital, where the Lokayukta was admitted.
Earlier in the intensive care unit of the hospital, Justice Shetty is said to be out of danger now. Following the incident, former Prime Minister H Deve Gowda earlier slammed the state government for poor law and order.An agricultural labourer,K Dinesh from Paduvannaru village in Puttur taluk, wanted to write a ‘thank-you’ letter to Lokayukta Chief Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty for having saved him and his family from ruin. Just when private money-lenders had begun to tighten the noose around Dinesh’s neck for defaulting on loan repayments, an amount of Rs 1.20 lakh was credited into his bank account by Bengaluru-based Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation Limited (RGHCL), a fortnight ago. In 2017, the Badagannuru GP Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) deposing before Lokayukta Chief Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty had defended the decision. But, Lokayukta had rejected the PDO’s claim when the officer failed to submit proof backing her statement. An agricultural labourer,K Dinesh from Paduvannaru village in Puttur taluk, wanted to write a ‘thank-you’ letter to Lokayukta Chief Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty for having saved him and his family from ruin. Just when private moneylenders had begun to tighten the noose around Dinesh’s neck for defaulting on loan repayments, an amount of Rs 1.20 lakh was credited into his bank account by Bengaluru-based Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation Limited (RGHCL), a fortnight ago. In 2017, the Badagannuru GP Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) deposing before Lokayukta Chief Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty had defended the decision. But, Lokayukta had rejected the PDO’s claim when the officer failed to submit proof backing her statement.
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