Pvt complaint in court for probe into allegations of money laundering against BSY, others

Bengaluru: A  private complaint has been filed by social activist T J Abraham on June 4 in a Bengaluru court for a probe into allegations of bribery and money laundering against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, a minister, an official in the government, and four members of the CM’s family.

The complaint has been filed over transactions that took place in 2020 for giving clearances to a housing project. The court has posted the matter for hearing on June 30, after the complainant did not appear in court on June 10.

In his complaint, he has named Yediyurappa, minister S T Somashekhar, IAS officer G C Prakash, Yediyurappa’s son B Y Vijayendra, grandson Sashidhar Maradi, son-in-law Virupakshappa Yamakanamaradi, and relative Sanjay Sree in his complaint.

It is said that complainant Abraham frequently files cases against elected representatives.