<p class="title">As the news of Siddhartha going missing spread, several prominent personalities, including senior political leaders, thronged ‘Shambhavi’ — the residence of former chief minister S M Krishna, located in upmarket Sadashivanagar on Tuesday morning, but there was complete silence there.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, G Parameshwara, D K Shivakumar, M Veerappa Moily, former cricketer Anil Kumble and actor Shivarajkumar rushed to the residence of Krishna and tried to instil confidence in Krishna and his family members.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Siddhartha is not a person who will run away from the situation, he had provided more than 50,000 jobs. Harassment from I-T officials is suspected,” said former chief minister Siddaramaiah. Former minister D K Shivakumar, who was at Krishna’s house since morning, pressed for a detailed probe into the incident.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddhartha’s house is not far off from Krishna’s house and except for four woman constables, there was nobody near the house.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nagaraj, security guard at Siddhartha’s house, said, “We received the news that our boss went missing on Monday night. His sons and wife have gone to S M Krishna’s house. When he left home on Monday, he did not look depressed and was in a happy mood”.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Traffic was affected around Sadashivanagar and Palace Road due to VIP movements since morning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 100 policemen, including KSRP personnel, were deployed in the area. Some leaders came in their SUVs, while celebrities living in the vicinity walked to Krishna’s residence.</p>
<p class="title">As the news of Siddhartha going missing spread, several prominent personalities, including senior political leaders, thronged ‘Shambhavi’ — the residence of former chief minister S M Krishna, located in upmarket Sadashivanagar on Tuesday morning, but there was complete silence there.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, G Parameshwara, D K Shivakumar, M Veerappa Moily, former cricketer Anil Kumble and actor Shivarajkumar rushed to the residence of Krishna and tried to instil confidence in Krishna and his family members.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Siddhartha is not a person who will run away from the situation, he had provided more than 50,000 jobs. Harassment from I-T officials is suspected,” said former chief minister Siddaramaiah. Former minister D K Shivakumar, who was at Krishna’s house since morning, pressed for a detailed probe into the incident.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddhartha’s house is not far off from Krishna’s house and except for four woman constables, there was nobody near the house.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nagaraj, security guard at Siddhartha’s house, said, “We received the news that our boss went missing on Monday night. His sons and wife have gone to S M Krishna’s house. When he left home on Monday, he did not look depressed and was in a happy mood”.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Traffic was affected around Sadashivanagar and Palace Road due to VIP movements since morning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 100 policemen, including KSRP personnel, were deployed in the area. Some leaders came in their SUVs, while celebrities living in the vicinity walked to Krishna’s residence.</p>
