<p>The Indi police have booked Indi MLA Yeshvantrayagouda Patil and two others on charges of forging the signature of a contestant to get elected unopposed as director of Bhimashankar co-operative sugar factory.</p>.<p>MLA Patil is the main accused in the forgery case. His supporters Mallanagouda Patil and Jettyappa Ravali are made second and third accused.</p>.<p>Elections to three directors posts of Bhimashankar co-operative sugar factory were held in February 2019. Apart from MLA, Mallanagouda Patil and Jettyappa Ravali, former MLA Sarvabhouma Bagali’s son Sanket Bagali was also in the fray.</p>.<p>In the complaint to Indi police, Sanketh Bagali alleged, “On the last day of withdrawal of nominations on Feb 18, Mallanagouda threatened my father with dire consequences if I do not withdraw. All three accused forged signature of my proposer-brother Dr Santosh Bagali, prepared fake documents to project I’ve withdrawn my nomination.”</p>.<p>The complainant told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “Back in February, the police refused to accept my complaint. We moved the Karnataka High Court Kalaburagi bench seeking a direction to the Indi police to accept our complaint and take up investigations. Based on the court direction, the Indi police have registered an FIR,” Sanketh said.</p>
<p>The Indi police have booked Indi MLA Yeshvantrayagouda Patil and two others on charges of forging the signature of a contestant to get elected unopposed as director of Bhimashankar co-operative sugar factory.</p>.<p>MLA Patil is the main accused in the forgery case. His supporters Mallanagouda Patil and Jettyappa Ravali are made second and third accused.</p>.<p>Elections to three directors posts of Bhimashankar co-operative sugar factory were held in February 2019. Apart from MLA, Mallanagouda Patil and Jettyappa Ravali, former MLA Sarvabhouma Bagali’s son Sanket Bagali was also in the fray.</p>.<p>In the complaint to Indi police, Sanketh Bagali alleged, “On the last day of withdrawal of nominations on Feb 18, Mallanagouda threatened my father with dire consequences if I do not withdraw. All three accused forged signature of my proposer-brother Dr Santosh Bagali, prepared fake documents to project I’ve withdrawn my nomination.”</p>.<p>The complainant told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “Back in February, the police refused to accept my complaint. We moved the Karnataka High Court Kalaburagi bench seeking a direction to the Indi police to accept our complaint and take up investigations. Based on the court direction, the Indi police have registered an FIR,” Sanketh said.</p>
