Overview
- DA Srinivas, his sister DA Kalpaja, and Deputy SP S.Y. Mohan were taken into custody in cases linked to K. Raghunath’s death and alleged property fraud.
- The CBI cites offences including criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery of valuable securities, misuse of government stamps and seals, and tampering with evidence.
- A jurisdictional court remanded all three to judicial custody until December 29 as the central agency continues its investigation.
- The probe was transferred from Bengaluru police to the CBI by the Karnataka High Court and later upheld by the Supreme Court after concerns over earlier investigations.
- Case files and petitions allege a fake will and forged stamp papers were used to usurp Raghunath’s properties after he was found dead at a Whitefield guesthouse in 2019.