Typist held with unaccounted cash in Vidhana Soudha names another staffer

Team Udayavani, Jan 6, 2019, 12:15 PM IST

Bengaluru:  Mohan, the typist in minister Puttaranga Shetty’s office, was grilled by the Vidhana Soudha, police who are probing into the cash seizure on the premises, on Saturday.

It is gathered that Mohan told the police that another minister’s personal assistant was involved in the case too and the investigation is likely to be handed over to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). 

Mohan had revealed the name of Krishnamurthy, who is the PA of Labour Minister Venkataramanappa, and two other officers working in Vidhana Soudha, but not attached to any minister, informed senior police officer from Vidhana Soudha station

The Vidhana Soudha police on Friday, January 4 evening apprehended a typist, working in the office of Backward Classes Welfare minister C Puttaranga Shetty after he was found in possession of Rs 25.76 lac unaccounted cash. 

The accused Mohan was arrested on the basis of a tip-off while he was exiting the premises and has been booked under CrPC 41(D) and IPC 102.