MADIKERI: MLA KG Bopaiah has filed a case against an unknown miscreant who demanded Rs 1 crore through a call. The Madikeri Town police are carrying out an investigation.
On Wednesday evening, Bopaiah received a phone call from an unknown number, with the person on the line demanding Rs 1 crore. The caller claimed that he was from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and a raid was planned on the MLA's house on Thursday.
He stated that the issue could be settled amicably and the raid would be called off if Bopaiah transferred Rs 1 crore immediately. The MLA is said to have cut the call asking the caller to go ahead with the raid.
Subsequently, the MLA filed a complaint with the Madikeri Police. Preliminary investigations revealed that the call was from Andhra Pradesh.