Congress leaders including D K Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah, and others were detained in Bengaluru in April 14, as they were marching towards Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai’s residence in view of their demand for Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa’s resignation in connection with contractor Santosh Patil's death.
A 37-year-old contractor allegedly committed suicide in a lodge in Udupi by consuming some poisonous substance, according to police. The contractor had purportedly in a WhatsApp message alleged that Eshwarappa demanded commission for the release of funds for the civil works undertaken by him at Hindalga village in Belagavi district ahead of a festival.
(Published 14 April 2022, 12:35 IST)
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