One of many accused within the Karnataka Bhovi Growth Company rip-off was discovered useless in a suspected suicide at her dwelling on Friday morning, forsaking a observe wherein she alleged {that a} lady Felony Investigation Division (CID) officer had harassed her throughout questioning, and even stripped her.
The deceased was recognized as Jeeva S, 33, a resident of Padmanabha Nagar in Bengaluru. Her sister Sangeeth S filed a criticism with Bengaluru police, naming CID Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kanakalakshmi because the accused.
A police officer stated, “Jeeva reportedly attended a CID inquiry on November 14 underneath excessive court docket instructions. She alleged in an 11-page observe that the DSP harassed her mentally and bodily, disrobed her throughout questioning, and inquired whether or not she was carrying cyanide. Additional, the DSP allegedly demanded a Rs 25 lakh bribe and refused to simply accept Jeeva’s submitted paperwork.”
In response to the FIR, the harassment continued from November 14 to November 21. Sangeetha additionally accused the DSP of visiting Jeeva’s store and publicly humiliating her shortly earlier than her demise.
The Banashankari police booked Kanakalakshmi underneath Part 7 (public servants soliciting bribes) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Part 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The Bhovi Growth Company rip-off, which got here to gentle in 2021–22, allegedly concerned misuse of funds meant for loans to the Bhovi group members underneath a job scheme. A number of FIRs from Siddapura, Doddaballapur, and Kalagi have been consolidated and handed over to the CID for investigation earlier this 12 months.
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