Ex-corporator 'owning' heaps of demonetised notes nabbed

On the run since the police found piles of demonetised notes at his office and residence during its raids in a kidnapping case a month ago, former corporator V Nagaraj was finally arrested today from Tamil Nadu.
A Bengaluru police team arrested Nagaraj, popularly known as "Bomb Naga" and his sons Gandhi and Shastri from Arcot in Tamil Nadu today, said the officials.
All the three are now being brought to the city after the completion of formalities, they said.
Confirming the arrest on twitter, city police chief Praveen Sood said "Ex-corporator NagRaj arrested by a team led by East DCP Ajay Hilori. Well done team."

On April 14, police had stumbled upon Rs 14.80 crore demonetised Rs 500 and 1000 notes at the office and residence of Nagaraj while conducting searches at his premises in a kidnapping case.
They had also recovered two swords, five sickles, two baseball bats and several property documents.

Originally a history-sheeter, Nagaraj had managed to escape on the day of the raid and had been hiding at different places, the police officials said.
Even while hiding, he had managed to release some video tapes to select news channels recently, accusing some police officers and politicians of hatching "conspiracy" against him.

A city court had earlier rejected his anticipatory bail plea petition.
In 2004, Nagraj had unsuccessfully contested the assembly elections from the Gandhinagar constituency in the city on JD (S) ticket against Dinesh Gundurao, now the working president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.