A day after the ‘PayCM’ poster campaign, aimed at highlighting the alleged corruption in the ruling BJP government created a furore, five persons, including some belonging to the social media cell of the Congress, were arrested on Wednesday night.
Congress leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar, condemned it and demanded their immediate release. It also generated heat in the legislature.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB), along with the Sadashivanagar and High Grounds police, stepped up investigation based on the directions of the Chief Minister and arrested B.R. Naidu, who heads social media cell, and others including Pawan, Gagan, Sanjay, and Vishwanath. Three more have been detained for questioning, a senior police officer, who is part of the investigation, said. The CCB officials are probing the case analysing the CCTV footage to identify the people who are part of the poster campaign.
