New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) The Karnataka High Court has upheld the arrest of Chitradurga Congress MLA K C Veerendra by the ED in a betting-linked money laundering case as it dismissed a writ petition filed by his wife, seeking to declare his detention by the agency as illegal and violative of the fundamental rights.

The federal probe agency said in a statement on Thursday that the high court issued an order to this effect on Wednesday.

The ED arrested the 50-year-old legislator in August from Sikkim, where he had gone on a business trip to lease a casino. He is currently lodged in jail under judicial custody. Show Full Article

The MLA’s wife, R D Chaitra, had stated in her petition before the high court that all police FIRs filed against Veerendra were closed or compromised and only one su

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