The brother of Bharatiya Janata Social gathering MP Pratap Simha has been arrested in reference to an alleged tree felling case, reported NDTV on Sunday.
Pratap Simha is the MP from Karnataka’s Mysore. His brother, Vikram Simha, was arrested by the Organised Crime Squad of the Central Crime Department on Saturday and is presently within the custody of the forest division.
The motion got here after officers found that 126 timber price crores had been illegally lower down at Nandagondanahalli in Belur taluk of Hassan district, reported The Information Minute. “Obtainable documentary proof” reportedly hints at Vikram Simha’s involvement within the crime.
The forest division was instructed concerning the tree felling on December 15 by the Belur tehsildar. Officers went to Vikram Simha’s residence on December 25 for interrogation however didn’t discover him there. An announcement by the forest division mentioned that he initially appeared earlier than the investigating officer after a grievance was filed. Nonetheless, he subsequently refused to seem earlier than the officer.
He was ultimately tracked down by digital surveillance in Bangalore in a joint operation by the Organised Crime Squad and forest officers.
When requested about his brother’s arrest, Pratap Simha evaded the query and as a substitute introduced up the cheque bounce case involving Karnataka minister Madhu Bangarappa.
“Bangarappa is concerned in a cheque bounce case price Rs 6.5 crore,” mentioned Pratak Simha. “That invitations a jail time period of six months by the courtroom. However my brother is arrested.”
Pratap Simha lately made headlines after his identify cropped up within the Parliament safety breach case.
On December 13, two males had jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the guests’ gallery and opened gas-emitting canisters.
The police have arrested six individuals – Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Neelam Azad, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat – in reference to the case filed below the anti-terror provisions of the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act.
One of many intruders within the case had allegedly acquired an entry move on Pratap Simha’s advice.
In November final 12 months, the MP pressured the federal government to take away two domes from a bus cease after claiming that the constructions regarded like a mosque.