Why yeddyurappa is in jail

Lokayukta police had reached his residence but were not able to meet him. There were no clues of his whereabouts and all his secretaries had switched off their phones. He surrendered later that evening however and was taken to Agrahara Central Jail shortly thereafter. But early this morning he was rushed to hospital after complaining of chest pain. The charges against Yeddyurappa were brought against him by two Bangalore advocates Sirajin Bhasha and N. Balaraj in January this year after Governor H.

Bhardwaj gave them sanction to launch criminal proceedings against Yeddyurappa and his kin for conspiring to denotify lands in and around Bangalore in return for monetary gains. The case alleged irregularities in denotification of lands in Arakere, Devarachikkanahalli and Geddalahalli. In a statement to the court Basha said that Yeddyurappa had misused his office and powers, and caused a huge loss to the government.

International Business Times reviewed the claims made on Twitter and in WhatsApp groups about Yediyurappa being the first CM to go to jail with reference to his arrest made in Simply by going over the timeline of BSY's arrest, it becomes clear that the claim is misleading.

When Yediyurappa was indicted in a report on illegal mining in July, he resigned as the state chief minister soon after. Yediyurappa was arrested on October 15, and released 25 days later. Sadananda Gowda was the chief minister of Karnataka at the time. Based on the timeline of events, IBTimes has arrived at the conclusion that the claims about Yediyurappa being the first CM to go to jail are false. Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa Twitter.

The court also rejected the applications moved by Yeddyurappa seeking exemption from personal appearance on grounds that he was suffering from severe back pain and unable to take the stairs. Never miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint. Download our App Now!! It'll just take a moment. Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image. You are now subscribed to our newsletters.