Mangaluru: Dr S Sudhakar Shetty, the physician from Kundapur who was named the owner of the controversial Hublot, has denied the watch CM Siddaramaiah has been flaunting, is his.
JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy had claimed the watch was stolen from the Bengaluru house of Dr Shetty.
Replying to queries on a TV channel, Shetty said: "The watch being shown is not mine nor have I given any watch to the CM."
Asked why the JD(S) leader had brought up his name, he said he didn't know, and asserted he was not under any pressure from anybody.
He also told the TV channel that Kumaraswamy had not spoken to him on this issue.
"That particular watch is not mine. Mine is an old watch and not that expensive. I cannot afford such a costly watch. I was an NRI. Three watches were stolen from my house 10 months ago, and a complaint was registered with the police. Investigation is going on slowly,'' he added.
Questioned about his driver Anand alleging that the watch was indeed Shetty's, the doctor said: "It is impossible for him to give such a statement."