Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday stated he has directed the director basic of police to probe the dying of suspended Okay R Puram inspector Nandeesh and get an inquiry finished if required, following allegations that it was linked to “money for posting”.
Chatting with media individuals in Bengaluru on Sunday, Bommai stated that he has already requested the DGP “to probe the dying of inspector Nandeesh, who died of a coronary heart assault, from all angles” .
“The state authorities has no hesitation to conduct the probe into the allegation of cost of ₹60 to 80 lakh by the suspended inspector to get a posting at Okay R Puram,” he stated.“There isn’t any second thought so far as conducting an investigation is worried,” he stated.
The assertion comes after a purported video of Karnataka’s municipal administration minister MTB Nagaraj got here to the fore the place the minister was blaming corruption within the police division for the dying of an inspector hooked up to the KR Puram police station in Bengaluru. The video attracted criticism from the Opposition events. HT has seen the video.
Nandeesh, who was an inspector hooked up to KR Puram police station, was just lately suspended over permitting pubs in his jurisdiction to operate past the deadline. Nagaraj had visited his home on Thursday when the purported dialog allegedly happened.
“They gather the cash left, proper and centre and get entangled in every kind of issues. That is their rigidity. They pay ₹70 to 80 lakh for a posting; that is their rigidity. They’re doing these sorts of issues,” Nagaraj is heard saying within the video as he walks to Nandeesh’s home to supply condolences.
Posting the video on Twitter, former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy demanded the state authorities to return clear. “A minister within the Bommai cupboard has stated that ₹70-80 lakh is being taken for a posting within the police division. The federal government should come clear on whom Nandeesh gave the cash and did some per cent of that quantity go to senior officers, ministers and the CM. Just like the minister, even the CM should communicate the reality,” Kumaraswamy tweeted.
Congress chief and Chief of the Opposition within the legislative council B Hariprasad additionally demanded a probe into the dying. “There must be a probe into what led to the dying of the suspended inspector. There are allegations of corruption in excessive locations behind his dying,” he informed media individuals.