Bengaluru, February 11 A day after the Karnataka High Court declined to grant anticipatory bail to BJP MLA B A Basavaraj in a murder case, state Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Wednesday that it would be beneficial if he voluntarily surrendered, otherwise the police will find him.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is investigating the case, has formed multiple special teams to locate the legislator, who is allegedly on the run, police sources said.
"The court issued an order yesterday. If he voluntarily comes and surrenders, it will be good. If not, the police will find him," the home minister told reporters in response to a question.
Basavaraj has been named as one of the accused in the murder of Shivaprakash alias Bikla Shiva, a realtor-cum-rowdy-sheeter, who was killed on July 15, last year.
Responding to a question on the police recently arresting a Group D employee for allegedly stealing a bag containing gold ornaments and cash from the office of the Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh at Vidhana Soudha, Parameshwara said, "The theft itself is secondary; the primary concern is how the bag entered the state Secretariat unnoticed."
"First of all, my concern is how the bag went from the gate to inside Vidhana Soudha. Therefore, I have ordered an investigation to determine which gate the bag entered Vidhana Soudha through. How did the bag reach the Minister's office unnoticed? I have instructed the police commissioner," he said.
"The Joint Commissioner has taken responsibility for the investigation. We will find out," he said.
The employee was arrested based on the CCTV footage available, he added.
According to the police, the complainant had visited the minister's office for some work and inadvertently left his bag, allegedly containing around 300 gm of gold jewellery and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash.
Upon realizing that the bag was missing, he returned to the minister's office the next day to look for it and subsequently filed a complaint with the Vidhana Soudha police station. The incident occurred last week.