New Delhi: In a setback to K.C. Veerendra, the incarcerated Congress MLA from Chitradurga, the Karnataka High Court Wednesday junked a plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on charges of running an inter-state betting syndicate. Accepting the ED’s arguments that a preliminary probe indicated his involvement with illegal betting apps, the court gave its nod for Veerendra’s custodial interrogation.

The high court was hearing a plea filed by Veerendra’s wife, R.D. Chaitra.

His arrest as part of a probe into alleged money laundering was upheld despite the high court noting that six of the seven cases comprising the predicate offence were closed and that the closure report for the seventh and final case was pending before the trial court. Show Full Article

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