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The Special Lokayukta Court on Monday denied bail to former BJP minister Mr Katta Subramanya Naidu, his son Mr Katta Jagadish Naidu and business associate Mr S.V. Srinivas in the ITASCA Software-KIADB land scam case. They were remanded to judicial custody and shifted to the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara.
The case pertains to the alleged involvement of Mr. Naidu and his son Mr Katta Jagadish in a scam where 3,266 acres were acquired for a Special Economic Zone near the Bangalore International Airport. The land was allegedly purchased using criminal intimidation and forgery in 2006 when Mr. Naidu was Industries Minister in the JD(S)-BJP coalition government. The contract for setting up an IT SEZ was awarded to Mr. Naidu’s son through a company called ITASCA Software.
The accused have been charged under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as well as the Indian Penal Code. The charges range from misuse of official power, fraud, forgery cheating, bribery, influencing a public official to commit an unlawful act as well as criminal intimidation.
The court also summoned former chief ministers Mr B S Yeddyurappa and Mr H D Kumaraswamy to appear before it on August 27 in two separate cases. Judge Mr Sudhindra Rao issued summons to Mr Yeddyurappa and his associates in a land grab complaint filed by Mr Sirajin Bhasha and Mr K.N. Balraj.
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