<p>Kalaburagi (Karnataka): BJP leader Manikanth Rathod has been arrested in connection with theft of rice meant for Anna Bhagya scheme, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The Shahapur police arrested Rathod from his residence in the district headquarter town of Kalaburagi.</p>.<p>"Manikanth has been arrested in connection with the theft of 6,077 quintals of rice worth more than Rs two crore from a government warehouse in Shahapur in Yadgir district," the sources said.</p>.5 employees of cash-in-transit firm arrested for quoting 'inflated' amount stolen from Bengaluru ATM.<p>The BJP leader was summoned by the police to appear before it for questioning, which he ignored due to which he was arrested.</p>.<p>Rathod had contested the 2023 assembly election on the BJP ticket against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge and lost.</p>.<p>Anna Bhagya scheme offers 10 kg food grains to each member of the family belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society every month.</p>
<p>Kalaburagi (Karnataka): BJP leader Manikanth Rathod has been arrested in connection with theft of rice meant for Anna Bhagya scheme, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The Shahapur police arrested Rathod from his residence in the district headquarter town of Kalaburagi.</p>.<p>"Manikanth has been arrested in connection with the theft of 6,077 quintals of rice worth more than Rs two crore from a government warehouse in Shahapur in Yadgir district," the sources said.</p>.5 employees of cash-in-transit firm arrested for quoting 'inflated' amount stolen from Bengaluru ATM.<p>The BJP leader was summoned by the police to appear before it for questioning, which he ignored due to which he was arrested.</p>.<p>Rathod had contested the 2023 assembly election on the BJP ticket against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge and lost.</p>.<p>Anna Bhagya scheme offers 10 kg food grains to each member of the family belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society every month.</p>