Man booked for dumping garbage on ring road, arrested

For the first time in Mysuru, a person has been arrested and subject to court proceedings, for dumping garbage in a public place on Monday.

Udayagiri police station personnel in the city, arrested Venkatesh, 46, a resident of Naguvanahalli in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district.

He was caught red-handed, at Vidyashankara Layout on Ring Road, when he was unloading solid waste from his tractor, at the junction near the Banyan Tree. Cases have been filed against him, under Sections 268 and 270 of Indian Penal Code. He was later released on station bail. He will have to face court proceedings. The court can sentence him to imprisonment or impose a fine, or both.

The police and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials said, “Stringent action would be initiated against those dumping waste and littering public places. Nobody should dump garbage by the road side or other public place.”

Earlier, the police personnel used to hand over such violators to the MCC officials, who would impose a fine.