Sting operation case: Kannada news channel head moves court for anticipatory bail

Sting operation case: Kannada news channel head moves court for anticipatory bail left Office of the Commissioner of Bengaluru Police. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bengaluru police is probing the sting operation case. K Murali Kumar The Hindu K_MURALIKUMAR BENGALURU - KARNATAKA - 27.06.2020: Commisssioner of Police Bengaluru City office on Infantry road being sealed down from June 27 to 29 after a constable belonging to the City Armed Reserve working at the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) contracted the COVID - 19, in Bengaluru on June 27, 2020.

Photo: K Murali Kumar / THE HINDU According to CCB sources, the agency’s cybercrime wing had earlier questioned Rakesh Shetty in connection with the case Bengaluru Rakesh Shetty, head of a Kannada news channel, has sought anticipatory bail in connection with the sting operation case being investigated by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bengaluru police. On October 22, Mr.

Shetty approached the CCH-66 City Civil and Sessions Court seeking anticipatory bail. The court has reserved its order for October 23. The CCB is expected to file objections to the application. According to CCB sources, the agency’s cybercrime wing had earlier questioned Mr. Shetty in connection with the case. The development comes days after former chief minister Siddaramaiah filed a complaint with Bengaluru city Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh alleging that fake and malicious videos were being circulated on social media to tarnish his reputation.

Bengaluru court restrains media, tech platforms from disseminating defamatory vidoes on Siddaramaiah storyline 1 The CCB detained two individuals in connection with the case and interrogated them regarding the circulation of a purported video. Siddaramaiah video row: CCB detains two for questioning storyline 1 Subsequently, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy alleged that members of his party’s social media team were being targeted.

He submitted a letter to Karnataka’s Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) M.A. Saleem demanding Mr. Shetty’s arrest and accusing him of involvement in the sting operation. Karnataka: Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy seeks SIT probe into alleged sting video storyline 1