Congress to release book on controversy-ridden Arkavathi Layout

February 9, 2015

Bengaluru, Feb 9: The Congress has decided to counter Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy’s nearly 500-page book on the controversy-ridden Arkavathi Layout with a book of its own.

Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, C.M. Dhananjaya, chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Legal Cell, said the book on the denotification of land in the layout was being brought out to explain the “ground reality” to the public. It would be distributed to Congress workers in all districts, he said.

KPCC president G. Parameshwara would release the book in two or three days, he said. The JD(S) had released its book on Saturday and alleged a “direct role” by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the denotification of land.

He alleged that former Chief Ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy, B.S. Yeddyurappa and Jagadish Shettar were involved in the denotification of land in the layout.

There was no substance in the Opposition’s allegations against Mr. Siddaramaiah, he said.

Meanwhile, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that documents on Arkavathi Layout, running to nearly 1.5 lakh pages, would be submitted to the Judicial Commission, headed by Kempaiah, on Monday.

Mr. Siddaramaiah, who was in New Delhi on Sunday to attend a meeting of NITI Aayog, told presspersons that the documents had been collected from various agencies, including BDA, over the last several months.

The Judicial Commission was constituted five months ago to probe the denotification of land in the layout following a demand by Opposition parties.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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