Karnataka cash for BJP ticket case: Arrested Hindu activist collapses during interrogation, hospitalized
Karnataka cash in exchange for Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket scam case, reportedly collapsed during the interrogation, following which she was taken Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru. According to a Hindustan Times report, Kundapura collapsed during interrogation at the City Crime Branch (CCB) office in Bengaluru on Friday. The report, citing people familiar with the matter, stated that Kundapura collapsed during probe following which froth allegedly oozed out of her mouth.
The HT report quoted Dr Asima Banu, Nodal Officer, Victoria Hospital, saying that Kundapura’s condition is stable, adding that she arrived at the hospital in a semi-conscious state. “She is stable. Everything is normal.
We are conducting all the tests. She was admitted with a suspicion of fits, but that is not the case," Dr Banu said. Hindu activist Chaitra Kundapura, along with the other suspects, had taken around ₹5 crore from BJP ticket aspirant Govinda Babu Poojary, a native of Byndoor, who runs hospitality and catering businesses in Bengaluru.
Chaitra Kundapura, who claimed to have close contacts with RSS and BJP leadership, promised to get a ticket for Poojary to contest from Byndoor in the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections. Kundapura took Poojary to different persons and the huge sum was paid in three stages. Poojary, filed a complaint at the Bandepalya police station in Bengaluru on 8 September stating that he was introduced to the prime accused Kundapura by a Sangh volunteer Prasad of Byndoor.
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