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The Vidhana Soudha constabulary person registered an FIR against a city-based electrical contractor for allegedly threatening Bescom officials to extort money.
Based connected the ailment filed by contractor John Benedict, who has besides filed a ailment with Lokayukta, the constabulary charged the accused, identified arsenic Sharanappa Kuribanalla, nether Section 308 (extortion) of BNS connected Wednesday (November 6).
According to the complaint, Sharanappa, claiming to beryllium a societal activistic and anti-corruption crusader, accessed the audio and video speech betwixt Bescom officials and contractors. Using this, helium allegedly started blackmailing the officials, demanding wealth and threatening to record a lawsuit successful Lokayukta against them.
