In a stern warning to officials, Karnataka Government on Saturday suspended a senior IPS officer on the basis of a CID report of his alleged involvement with a lottery king pin. Karnataka Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukhrjee confirmed the report.
Alok Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Police, is personally known to Pari Rajan, alleged kingpin in the scam, allegedly had telephonic conversations and meetings with him. The lottery racket was being operated in the districts of Mysuru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Belagavi and Dharwad. In several cases, lottery tickets were also being circulated and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, addressing a meeting of police officers on May 9, had ordered the CID to probe the scam.
Addressing a Press conference Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said there was no questions of shielding anyone who is involved in lottery scam. he sai, “It is a stern warning. No question of protecting anyone.” Admitting that he knew Rajan, Kumar had earlier on Saturday denied his involvement of any kind in the case and demanded a fair investigation. “I knew him for past four years, but had contact with him only from last two years. I was not aware of his involvement in illegal lottery activities,” Kumar told reporters here.