Pramesh S Jain
CCB sleuths probing the case involving conman Yuvaraj Swamy have learned that he had taken Rs 8.8 crore from a retired judge who wanted to become a governor.
Meanwhile,several photos of Swamy along with BJP leaders V Somanna,Lakshman Savadi,and others as, Murgesh Nirani,Congress leader KC Venugopal and other leaders went viral on social media.When he was arrested,the police had seized several photos taken with central ministers including Amit Shah.
Conman Yuvaraj Swamy also duped retired judge with Rs 8.8 crore promising to get her governor posting.
The judge identified as,Indrakala,68,resident of Wilson garden deposed before the CCB in December last week accusing retired SP of mediating their meeting and introduced her to the conman.
The woman judge approached Wilson Garden police and filed a cheating case on December 21 and the case was transferred to CCB later.
In her deposition before CCB,alleged that in the year 2018 Swamy and his friend Papaiah,a retired SP came to her house and introduced Swamy as very powerful in BJP and RSS having link till the direct high command at the centre.
Swamy also claimed that he knew astrology and predicted she had bright future.Little did she knew that it was a ploy to lure her.
Swamy also told her the government is looking for a powerful woman having good background and he could see the qualities in her.
Papaiah who was at the spot told her to seize the opportunity and try her luck.When she confirmed that she wanted to try,Swamy asked to take up the issue and advise her to pay some money to party fund.
As per his advise the judge said that she had some cash at home after selling her site and also borrowed loan total sum of RS.95 lakh to Swamy’s account.
She also later paid RS.3.77 Crore and Rs 4.5 crore in different ocassion based on swamy demand.
However despite paying she neither got the desired posting nor Swamy returned the money.After repeated attempts she failed to get response until Swamy was caught in a similar case.
Senior officer, told reporters,the woman judge had approached Wilson Garden police to file a case on December 21 and an FIR was registered.
The case has been transferred to the CCB and the complainant said in her statement that Swamy had taken Rs 8.8 crore from her and had promised that he would help to appoint her as governor as he had enough contacts with the central government.
The woman had believed Swamy and paid money on a few occasions.She had also made a statement before the investigation officer who is investigating the case.
During recording the statement the woman judge said that a retired police officer,Papaiah from Mangaluru had gone with Swamy to Delhi three times to meet central ministers to lobby for a post.
It is said that the police officer had introduced the woman judge to Swamy and the police officer allegedly took Rs 2.75 crore from Swamy.The police are yet to interrogate the officer he added.
A few months ago,Lakshman Savadi was invited to Swamy’s house and honoured with a garland. The photo went viral on Friday.Savadi also admitted that he had been in contact with Swamy for several years.
As soon as the photos of leaders went viral on social media the ministers clarified by telling that many take photos with us it doesn’t mean we knew about them as the police are investigating the case and the truth will come out.
Reacting to the photo with Yuvaraj Swamy,V Somanna said,that he met Yuvaraj Swamy at his house as he stays in his ward while on rounds in the area he called me for breakfast I been once and he later called me by telling he will make me meet Amit Shah directly getting doubt and fishy I ignored him and that is how he took photos he said.
Murgesh Nirani reacted to media saying that, Yuvaraj Swamy and Radhika Kumaraswamy with others came to invite him for Puja at his house two months back and said as he came along with celebrity they clicked photos.
But Radhika Kumaraswamy says she has no link with any politicians and have not met anyone in her statement to media.
It is alleged that the conman has cheated many politicians and IPS officers too in getting them Posting.
The police are probing the link of Papaiah and have questioned him once.
Yuvaraj Swamy, (52), a resident of Nagarabavi claimed to be an astrologer and vaastu expert , has links with many Kannada film actors,Models and senior politicians and he was arrested by CCB on December 16.
