Karnataka Lokayukta's son Ashwin Rao arrested by SIT in extortion case
- 7 years ago
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday arrested Karnataka Lokayukta justice Bhaskar Rao son, Ashwin Rao, for allegedly running an extortion. This is the second high-profile arrest in the case in less than 24 hours. On Sunday, Joint Commissioner (PRO) Syed Riyaz was held on the charges of the corruption by the SIT. The SIT arrested Riyaz in connection with the FIR pertaining to threatening and attempting to extort money from PWD Executive Engineer M N Krishnamurthy.