Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni surrenders, shifted to central prison
Bengaluru: Congress' Dharwad Rural MLA Vinay Kulkarni surrendered before a special court for elected representatives in the city Friday following the cancellation of his bail by the Supreme Court.
He has been remanded in judicial custody at Bengaluru Central Prison.
Kulkarni is among 21 people arrested and chargesheeted by CBI in connection with the 2016 murder of Yogeeshgouda Goudar, a BJP member of the zilla panchayat from Hebballi constituency in Dharwad district. Kulkarni is arraigned as accused number 15.
The Supreme Court granted conditional bail to Kulkarni in Aug 2021, which CBI challenged, saying he was threatening the witnesses and tampering with evidence.
Passing the cancellation orders on June 6, a two-judge bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma observed, "It would suffice to state that there is sufficient material on record to suggest that attempts have been made by Kulkarni to either contact witnesses or alternatively, influence such witnesses. Therefore, keeping in mind the totality of circumstances, this court is of the considered opinion that the bail granted to the respondent ought to be cancelled.
Consequently, the bail granted to accused Kulkarni is hereby cancelled."
Senior special public prosecutor Gangadhar Shetty said the special court will hear the case for three consecutive days from next Monday.
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