

Within 24 hours of the call, the police traced it to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The accused further said that a transfer of Rs 1 crore to his account will avoid this raid. The caller told Bopaiah that the ACB will conduct a surprise raid at the MLA's house based on a complaint received from his close circle on his illegal earnings.

The caller had demanded Rs 1 crore ransom from the MLA. On charges of demanding money from MLA to avoid a fake ACB raid, 31-year-old Anand was arrested by Madikeri division cyber police. Anand, a rowdy sheeter, has been arrested at Bengaluru railway station. MADIKERI: A week after former speaker and BJP MLA KG Bopaiah, who represents Virajpet assembly segment in Kodagu district, received a blackmail call, Karnataka police have cracked the case.
