HDK demands probe into WhatsApp chat of Hassan DC demanding bribe

HASSAN: Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday urged Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and DG&IGP MA Saleem to investigate the alleged WhatsApp chat between Shashikiran, the personnel assistant of Hassan Deputy Commissioner (DC) KS Latha Kumari, and a stone crusher unit manager, demanding a huge bribe to clear files.

Kumaraswamy said the WhatsApp chat involves giving Rs 75 lakh to Hassan district minister KM Shivalingegowda to continue her as Hassan DC. He said a state government official, his face covered with a towel, handed over a copy of the chat to him and left.