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Hunt on for duo who chopped official's hand for not clearing inflated bill

Published On : 16 Sep 2016   |  Reported By : Courtesy : DHNS   |  Pic On: Photo credit : DHNS


Bengaluru, DHNS: The Ramanagaram district police have formed a special team to arrest the two contractors who had chopped the right hand of an officer who had refused to clear inflated bills for works they had executed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS).

The police said H R Srinivasa, a technical coordinator with TDS Placements and Services Private Limited (TDSPSPL) was attacked by Keshav and Manjunath on September 12 near Talakere village in Magadi taluk of Ramanagaram district.

The Tumakuru district administration has outsourced implementation of the works under MNREGS to TDSPSPL. The duo had attacked Srinivasa as he had reduced the estimated cost for the works executed under the MNREGS by Keshav and Manjunath at Bagenahalli Gram Panchayat in Kunigal taluk.

Keshav and Manjunath had employed labourers for creating two groundwater recharge pits at Bagenahalli village. They had produced a bill for Rs 69,000 for the work. Srinivasa, however, had reduced amount to Rs 42,000 saying that the bill was inflated and the work was of poor quality.

Enraged by this, the two contractors barged into the Kunigal Taluk Panchayat office around noon on September 12 and abused Srinivas. “The two directed me to clear the bill for Rs 69,000. I told them that payments would be made as per the inspection report. They threatened to kill me for reducing the bill amount. Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Vijay Gowda was present when they threatened me,” Srinivasa told DH.

Later, the suspects attacked Srinivasa near Talakere village when he was riding on his bike to Magadi around 7.30 pm. “The two attacked me with a machete. I sped and stopped the bike near a shop, where people rushed to my rescue.?My palm was almost severed. I was rushed to a private hospital in Bengaluru in an ambulance,” he said.

The police said a special team has been constituted to arrest the suspects. Manjunath is a resident of Teredakuppe village in Kunigal taluk, while Keshav is from Eeraianapalya in the same taluk. They are not involved in any crimes in the past.

They are close associates of local politicians, according to the Kudur police who have registered a case of attempt to murder against the duo. Srinivasa is a resident of Hosur village in Kunigal taluk.







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