Man held for bid to enter CM’s house

NT Correspondent

 Bengaluru

 A 30-year-old man was arrested by the High Grounds police as he tried to enter the Karnataka Chief Minister’s home office Krishna in Bengaluru by posing as a civic official. The accused has been identified as Parameshwara.

The accused was stopped by an official while trying to enter Krishna on the pretext of meeting Minister on August 17. When asked, he claimed that he was an official from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). “It turned out that he was carrying a fake identity card. Hence we took him for questioning,” police said.

Further probe revealed that he had taken money from a few students by promising them government jobs and claiming that he had good contacts with the state ministers. Further investigation is underway