Another FIR against Bengaluru businessman in blackmail and harassment case
M. Kripalani, a Bengaluru electronics dealer, faces new allegations of harassment and threats against a customs officer. The officer claims he received death threats after imposing penalties related to customs evasion. Kripalani is already under investigation for previous allegations of blackmail and sexual harassment against customs officials.
- ▪A customs officer filed a complaint against M. Kripalani for allegedly issuing death threats.
- ▪The threats followed the imposition of penalties in a customs evasion case.
- ▪Kripalani is already facing multiple allegations of blackmail and harassment against customs officials.
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Yet another case has been registered against M. Kripalani, an electronics goods dealer from Bengaluru, who has been accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a customs official. This time, a 50-year-old customs officer has filed a complaint alleging that he and his family received death threats from Kripalani, after the officer imposed penalties in a customs evasion case.According to the complaint registered at Halasuru Police Station under Sections 308(4), 351(1), and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the complainant, identified as D.
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