Union Minister Somanna's son booked for fraud

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: An FIR has been registered against three persons, including Arun B S, son of Union Minister V Somanna, for alleged fraud and falsification of accounts in an event management company and also threatening a couple associated with the firm, police said on Friday.

The FIR was filed as per the direction of the 37th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate here, they said.

According to the FIR, one Trupthi has alleged that she and her husband Madhwaraj were running an event management company for the last 23 years and in 2013, while organising a government event, they met Arun, son of the Union Minister of State of Jal Shakti and Railways. In 2017, their company also organised a birthday party for Arun's daughter.

Eventually, Arun entrusted the work of planning events for his friends and other family members to the complainant's company. In 2019, Arun and Madhwaraj started a company together under a partnership deed.