<p> A day after an FIR was filed against him for intimidating and abusing police personnel, Magadi MLA H C Balakrishna surrendered himself before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court on Friday morning and obtained conditional bail. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The JD(S) legislator surrendered himself fearing imminent arrest. The court adjourned the hearing until evening and then granted bail by ordering him to post a Rs 50,000 bond, visit the police station every week and cooperate in the investigation whenever summoned. The court warned him against tampering with evidence. <br /><br />Balakrishna, along with his supporters, had stormed into the Kudur police station on Wednesday and caused a ruckus. He abused the inspector and the sub-inspector in front of other staff for not arresting the suspect in a case filed by one of his supporters. He also threatened to lock down the police station. <br /><br />The matter pertained to a scuffle between one of his supporters, Ramesh, and a Congress gram panchayat leader, Rangaswamy. Ramesh had organised a religious function at a temple in Chikkasandra hobli on Sunday. Rangaswamy took offence at not being invited to the event and caused a ruckus. <br /><br />The next morning, he and his associates vandalised Ramesh’s house and car. Ramesh made a complaint to police the same day while Rangaswamy filed a counter complaint. Police, however, didn’t arrest Rangaswamy on the basis of Ramesh’s complaint, infuriating the MLA. The Kudur police have registered an FIR against the MLA.<br /></p>
<p> A day after an FIR was filed against him for intimidating and abusing police personnel, Magadi MLA H C Balakrishna surrendered himself before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court on Friday morning and obtained conditional bail. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The JD(S) legislator surrendered himself fearing imminent arrest. The court adjourned the hearing until evening and then granted bail by ordering him to post a Rs 50,000 bond, visit the police station every week and cooperate in the investigation whenever summoned. The court warned him against tampering with evidence. <br /><br />Balakrishna, along with his supporters, had stormed into the Kudur police station on Wednesday and caused a ruckus. He abused the inspector and the sub-inspector in front of other staff for not arresting the suspect in a case filed by one of his supporters. He also threatened to lock down the police station. <br /><br />The matter pertained to a scuffle between one of his supporters, Ramesh, and a Congress gram panchayat leader, Rangaswamy. Ramesh had organised a religious function at a temple in Chikkasandra hobli on Sunday. Rangaswamy took offence at not being invited to the event and caused a ruckus. <br /><br />The next morning, he and his associates vandalised Ramesh’s house and car. Ramesh made a complaint to police the same day while Rangaswamy filed a counter complaint. Police, however, didn’t arrest Rangaswamy on the basis of Ramesh’s complaint, infuriating the MLA. The Kudur police have registered an FIR against the MLA.<br /></p>
