Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
The Judicial magistrate court of NR Pura in Chikkamagaluru convicted a 38-year-old man and his 23-year-old relative for blackmail and attempt extort 22 lakh from former MLA. The court sentenced them to undergo two years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs.5,000 .
The accused Manu HM,from Echekere village in Chikkamagalutu and his relative Aranyani.
According to the police the accused was working with the MLA and started demanding Taluk President post.
The accused when realized that he is not getting the post,he started threatening Sringeri MLA,DN Jeevaraj, from BJP party and even used his relative to file a false charges of rape and cheating in November 2013.
The accused started demanding a ransom of five crore rupees to withdraw the complaint and even negotiated the ransom amount for Rs.22 lakh.
The accused threatened to approach the media with the information to defame him if his demands are not met.
Unable to bear harassment,Jeevaraj filed a complaint with the NR Pura police and the case transferred to CID for a detailed probe.
A Team of police led by Superintendent of Police,Sara Fathima,the then Dy SP,Umesh and Inspector TB Chidananda Murthy conducted the investigations in detail and arrested the accused charging them under extortion, criminal intimidation and defamation and filed a charge sheet before the court.
