Another FIR against Bengaluru businessman in blackmail and harassment case
M. Kripalani, a Bengaluru electronics dealer, faces new allegations of blackmail and harassment from a customs officer. The officer claims to have received death threats after imposing penalties related to customs evasion. Kripalani is already under investigation for similar charges involving other customs officials.
- ▪M. Kripalani has been accused of sexually assaulting a customs official.
- ▪A customs officer filed a complaint alleging death threats from Kripalani after imposing penalties.
- ▪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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