Bengaluru(PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday made a surprise visit to the Bengaluru Central Jail and met jailed Congress MLAs Vinay Kulkarni and K C Veerendra alias Puppy.

According to the information received, Shivakumar spoke to them for some time.

Kulkarni is in jail in connection with a murder case while Puppy is behind the bars in a money laundering case.

It was not known what Shivakumar discussed with the MLAs.

"He was supposed to meet them two weeks ago, but he is meeting now. It’s just a courtesy call and nothing else," a source in the Congress said.

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