Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar.
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Bengaluru: A car with a fake number plate found near Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s residence in Sadashivanagar has been traced to former Magadi MLA A Manjunath, police investigations show.
The car was reportedly being used by a Congress worker named Krishnamurthy.
Manu M, a traffic police constable, spotted a white Toyota Fortuner (KA 51 MW 6814) blocking the road at 18th Cross, 7th 'A' Main, on September 7. Evidently, the car had been parked for several hours.
A quick search on the MCCTNS app showed it belonged to an Electronics City resident named H Deepak. When the constable called him up to remove the car, Deepak said his vehicle was in the parking lot outside his house.
A careful examination of the licence plate then revealed the actual number (KA 42 P 6606) hidden beneath. A search on MCCTNS showed it was registered at the Ramanagara Regional Transport Office in the name of the former JD(S) MLA.
Responding to a police notice, the former legislator stated that the car was given to a Congress worker named Krishnamurthy during the 2023 assembly elections and that he continues to use it.