FIR against four officials for fabricating documents in Karnataka

Ballari: An FIR has been filed against four officials of the Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Department on the charge of fabricating documents to facilitate a contractor who had bid for a water work tender.

The department had invited tenders for works worth around Rs 18 lakh during 2020-21 to lay pipeline and provide connections to households. A contractor by name Moulali had participated in the tender. According to the FIR, the then executive engineer R Prabhu, accounts superintendent M Malathesh, second division assistant S Srikanta and assistant engineer M Surendranath had provided fake documents to Moulali so that he can get the contract. The contractor is the prime accused in the case.