Petitioner in Muda case alleges bribery attempts

RTI ACTIVIST ALSO SUBMITTED A COPY OF CCTV FOOTAGE, WHICH HE CLAIMED SHOWED A PERSON ALLEGEDLY TO BE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO CM'S WIFE, MEETING HIS FAMILY WITH OFFERS AND PLEAS

- HT Correspondent

BENGALURU: The petitioner in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, Snehamayi Krishna, on Wednesday filed a complaint alleging attempts were made to bribe him to withdraw his plea for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter. The Karnataka high court is set to hear Krishna's petition on December 19, seeking a CBI investigation into alleged illegalities involving chief minister Siddaramaiah and his family.

Krishna lodged a formal complaint with the Karnataka Lokayukta, accusing individuals claiming ties to the chief minister's family of offering substantial sums of money to withdraw his petition. He also submitted a copy of CCTV footage, which he claimed showed one Harsha, allegedly the personal assistant to the chief Minister's wife, approaching his family with offers and pleas.

According to Krishna, Harsha first approached him on December 13 at the MUDA office, introduced by a known contact, Srinidhi. "Srinidhi brought Harsha along and introduced him as the personal assistant of CM Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi. Srinidhi told me that Harsha wanted to speak to me personally," Krishna said in his complaint.