Hubballi: A day after a Dharwad district court handed over his custody to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for three days in connection with the murder of zilla panchayat member Yogeeshgouda Goudar, former minister and senior Congress leader Vinay Kulkarni was on Saturday subjected to interrogation by the sleuths investigating the case at the office of City Armed Reserve (CAR) in Hubballi. Kulkarni was brought to Hubballi from the Hindalga Central Jail in Belagavi on Saturday morning.
The CBI sleuths started the interrogation around 9 in the morning, and lasted till the evening on Saturday. The former minister’s personal assistant Somashekar Nemagouda and Kulkarni’s relative Chandrashekar Indi were also subjected to interrogation on Saturday.
Incidentally, Vinay Kulkarni celebrated his 52nd birthday on Saturday, and CBI sleuths allowed him to meet members of his family – his wife Shivaleela, daughters and son – in the afternoon for a brief while so they could greet him on the occasion. On the other hand, Congress workers and activists celebrated their leader’s birthday outside the CAR grounds, slogans hailing Kulkarni serving as their wishes. Anilkumar Patil was among the prominent party representatives who organised the event.
Restrictions on media activity
However, mediapersons were not allowed inside the CAR grounds where the former minister was quizzed. Hubballi-Dharwad police were posted around the perimeter of the CAR grounds. Cops also discouraged photojournalists from taking photographs of those summoned for interrogation.
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caption: Former minister Vinay Kulkarni's wife Shivaleela, daughters and son met Vinay Kulkarni at the new CAR Ground office in Hubballi on Saturday. Kulkarni turned 52 on Saturday, the family members were allowed to meet him for just a few minutes.