<p>An attempt to encroach the Vaderahalli Lake off Kanakapura was foiled with the arrest of a person, recently. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the sources in the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF), the police were tipped off that a few people were attempting to encroach the lake by dumping debris and soil into the waterbody. <br /><br />On verification, the staff of the task force spotted people levelling the tank bund by dumping debris. The encroachers took to heels when they noticed the police. <br /><br />Lorry driver arrested<br /><br />However, the police, after a chase, arrested Channegowda, a lorry driver from Ganigerepalya of Talaghattapura. Three of his accomplices managed to give police the slip.<br /><br />During interrogation, Channegowda disclosed the names of his accomplices as Jolle alias Prakash of Doddakallahalli, Rajanna of Basavanapura and others. <br /><br />Channegowda told the police that he wanted to form sites out of the land and sell them.</p>
<p>An attempt to encroach the Vaderahalli Lake off Kanakapura was foiled with the arrest of a person, recently. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the sources in the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF), the police were tipped off that a few people were attempting to encroach the lake by dumping debris and soil into the waterbody. <br /><br />On verification, the staff of the task force spotted people levelling the tank bund by dumping debris. The encroachers took to heels when they noticed the police. <br /><br />Lorry driver arrested<br /><br />However, the police, after a chase, arrested Channegowda, a lorry driver from Ganigerepalya of Talaghattapura. Three of his accomplices managed to give police the slip.<br /><br />During interrogation, Channegowda disclosed the names of his accomplices as Jolle alias Prakash of Doddakallahalli, Rajanna of Basavanapura and others. <br /><br />Channegowda told the police that he wanted to form sites out of the land and sell them.</p>
