Team to probe land encroachment case against HDK

Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Thursday that the government had formed a team of senior officials to investigate the land encroachment case against Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, as per the directions of the High Court.

Gowda told reporters that the government had sought at least 3 months’ time to investigate the case.  But the court turned down the request and censured the government for not completing the probe. It directed the government to submit a report on the investigation before February 21. 

“So, the government has decided to form a team of officers to investigate the case. A detailed report will be submitted before February 21, he added.

The Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya, led by S R Hiremath, had filed a complaint against Kumaraswamy and his relative, former MLA D C Thammanna, accusing them of encroaching 14 acres of government land at Ketaganahalli near Bidadi in Ramanagara district.