By IANS,
Bangalore : High drama, confusion and speculation on whereabouts of former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa unfolded here Saturday as police arrived at his residence to arrest him in two graft cases.
Scores of media personnel from both print and electronic media, police personnel and curious onlookers gathered outside Yeddyurappa’s residence on Race Course Road in city centre since morning as court verdict on his bail plea was to come Saturday.
Yeddyurappa did not attend the Lokayukta special court to hear Judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao pronounce his verdict. He sought exemption from personal appearance on the ground that he was suffering from back pain.
Almost three hours after Rao directed Yeddyurappa’s arrest, police reached the Race Course Road house with the arrest warrant.
Within minutes, word spread that they did not find Yeddyurappa at the place, flummoxing the media horde which had camped outside.
A speculation was Yeddyurappa was seeking time in the hope of moving the high court to seek stay on the arrest warrant issued by the Lokayukta special court.
The suspense is still on.