Karnataka Elections 2023: Politicians use criminals for their dirty work and are caught on the wrong foot when the latter start revealing political ambitions and demand tickets to contest elections. A few instances of nexus with criminals has embarrassed the incumbent BJP government in Karnataka
Some call him a batsman. No, Ravikumar alias Cycle Ravi doesn’t wield a willow. He gets his reputation from swinging ‘longs’, as machetes are called in the Bengaluru underworld. Known for meticulously planned crimes, Cycle Ravi once faced 35 cases. He has since been acquitted in 25 cases, including 10 in which he was accused of murder. Ravi had evaded arrest for three years.