Karnataka Lokayukta or anti-corruption ombudsman Justice P Vishwanath Shetty was stabbed in his Bengaluru office by a person on Wednesday. The accused has been taken into custody. "A person stabbed the Lokayukta in Bengaluru, the accused has been taken into custody," said Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy in Bengaluru. According to reports, Justice Shetty was stabbed at least three times by the attacker, identified as Tejas Sharma, while he was hearing a case in his office. Reports said that the attacker, a bus conductor, allegedly was in a crowd of complainants who had come to meet the Lokayukta in his office.
Karnataka Lokayukta or anti-corruption ombudsman Justice P Vishwanath Shetty was stabbed in his Bengaluru office by a person on Wednesday. The accused has been taken into custody. "A person stabbed the Lokayukta in Bengaluru, the accused has been taken into custody," said Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy in Bengaluru. According to reports, Justice Shetty was stabbed at least three times by the attacker, identified as Tejas Sharma, while he was hearing a case in his office. Reports said that the attacker, a bus conductor, allegedly was in a crowd of complainants who had come to meet the Lokayukta in his office.