Astrologer who ‘duped’ Karnataka HC ex-judge faces cash laundering probe
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unfolded a probe into conceivable cash laundering by way of an astrologer arrested in December by way of the Bengaluru Police crime department on fees of duping politicians, a former Karnataka HC choose and businessmen of over Rs 80 crore by way of flaunting connections to best Central and state political leaders.
The company has registered an Enforcement Case Knowledge Document (ECIR) to have a look at the monetary actions of Yuvaraj Swami alias Yuvaraj Ramdas alias Sevalal, 52, who’s an accused in as many as 14 circumstances of dishonest in Bengaluru, an ED professional stated.
Swami is accused of promising his sufferers prime positions within the govt – together with that of Governor, MP, Union minister, in addition to best positions in forums and firms run by way of the Central and state governments – and swindling large finances from them.
Swami is said to have taken retired Karnataka Top Court docket choose Justice B S Indrakala to Delhi and offered her to a number of leaders to achieve her self belief in an effort to get her to section with over Rs eight crores for the promise of a prime govt place in 2018-19.
A former BJP MP may be purported to have paid over Rs 10 crore to Swami, who promised his re-nomination in addition to a ministerial place. The previous MP has no longer filed a proper criticism however friends are reported to have petitioned the police in December 2019 in regards to the swindle.
Swami was once to start with arrested by way of the Bengaluru Police on December 16 after businessman Okay P Sudheendra Reddy filed a criticism on December 14, pronouncing that he was once cheated of Rs 1.five crore by way of the astrologer, who promised to make him the chairman of the Karnataka State Street Shipping Company by way of the use of his connections within the govt.
After Swami was once arrested, a number of people got here ahead with equivalent lawsuits, together with Indrakala, BJP chief Anandha Kumar Kola and a member of the Kalahasti temple believe in Andhra Pradesh.
A civil and periods courtroom in Bengaluru not too long ago ordered the provisional attachment of 26 houses, valued at over Rs 80 crore, belonging to the astrologer as a part of efforts to recuperate the huge sum of money purported to had been swindled by way of him.
Previous this week, a courtroom in Bengaluru rejected a bail plea filed by way of the astrologer within the case filed by way of Reddy by way of regarding the police argument that Swami is “politically and financially very influential”.
At some stage in the listening to, Swami’s advocates argued that “no prudent guy would obtain such large quantities for an unlawful purpose”. They argued that the individuals who’re claiming to had been cheated should be prosecuted underneath the Prevention of Corruption Act for staking declare to govt posts by way of making an attempt to pay bribes to other folks in public provider.
