‘Forced By ED To Implicate Chief Minister’: Karnataka Official Files Case

Bengaluru: A senior government official in Karnataka has filed a police case against two officials of the Enforcement Directorate, accusing them of forcing him to implicate the Chief Minister, a minister and a few others.

Kallesh B, additional director of social welfare department, Karnataka, has alleged that he was asked to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on July 16 in connection with the investigation into the alleged Valmiki scam.

He was asked to come back on July 18, bringing a few files.

After answering 17 questions, he was asked to get a file. Another official’s presence was also required to answer three questions. The officials asked him to come on July 18.

On July 18, the ED officials forced him to mention the names of Chief Minister, state minister Nagendra and others, Mr Kallesh has alleged in the First Information Report filed in the case. The officials, he alleged, had abused him and threatened to arrest him if he did not comply, he had said in his complaint.

Today, he approached the police at Bengaluru’s Wilson Garden Police Station, asking them to take action.