Belagavi, Nov. 8 -- Seven people, including the gunman of BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, have been arrested for allegedly attempting to rob a man of Rs 2.68 crore under the pretext of doubling his money in Mudalagi town of Belagavi district. The incident took place on October 30 but came to light only recently.

The arrested have been identified as Chidanand Kurabet, the MLA's gunman, Sanjeev Arabhavi, Rajaram, Ramesh Malyagol, Prakash, Raghavendra Koppad and Ramappa Talawar. A case has been registered at the Mudalagi police station.

According to the complaint, the victim, Kalmesh, had earlier lost money in an investment scheme run by Shivam Associates. Allegedly taking advantage of his financial loss, Kurabet approached him with an offer to ...