KC Veerendra, Karnataka Congress MLA who has been arrested by ED in illegal betting case, is a 50-year-old legislator from Chitradurga. Veerendra owns about ₹134 crore in assets, according to myneta.info. He completed his B Com in 1999 from the HPPC Government First Grade College. He got the nickname 'puppy' as he is associated with several casino games titled 'puppy'.