CCB intensifies probe into alleged plot to ‘eliminate’ MLA
The Hindu
Questions one of the men involved in the conversation
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has intensified its probe into a video conversation between two men in which they are allegedly discussing about eliminating Yelahanka MLA S.R. Vishwanath. The alleged conversation between Gopalkrishna and Kulla Devraj took place around five months ago.
Gopalkrishna belongs to the Congress and had lost the last Assembly election from Yelahanka. Devraj is his associate.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.