The suspects include Ramesh's third wife, 29-year-old Niharika P, her alleged live-in partner, Dr Nikhil Maireddy from Bengaluru, and her acquaintance, 30-year-old Ankul Rana from Haryana.

He alleges that on August 24, former MLC Ramesh Gowda visited his home and informed him that Nikhil Kumaraswamy's ticket for the Channapatna by-election was confirmed. Gowda then demanded that ...