Madikeri, Dec 5: Four prominent BJP leaders in Kodagu may soon entre rowdy sheet thanks to their involvement attack on District Conservator of Forest Shivshankar.
Kodagu Disttrict Superintendent of Police Vartika Katiyar told media persons here on Thursday that the police department was contemplating on adding five accused in the case, including four BJP leaders, into the rowdy sheet.
The five main accused are coffee planter Nanda Subbaiah, Gaalibeedu Gram Panchayat President Subhash Somaiah, Zill Panchayat Member S N Rajarao, former MLC S G Medappa and Madhu Devaiah, the personal assistant of MLA K G Bhopaiah. A case has been registered against them at Madikeri city police station. There are many other complaints against the accused.
The SP said that the physical attack on a government officer is a quite a serious offence.
It may be remembered that District Conservator of Forest Shivshankar was attacked while State-level expert committee team members were collecting public opinion on Kasturirangan report, at Fort hall on November 28.
She agreed that there is political pressure on the department. However, the department has vedio of the whole meeting of the day and incident has also been recorded in the video.
A complaint has been filed according to that and investigation will proceed as per the law.
The SP said that case has been filed against 37 people including Zilla Panchayat Member Bond Ganapati and Kushalanagar Town Panchayat President D K Timmappa for blocking road and closing Koppa gate near Kushalnagar and Bittangaala of Virajpet, during Kodagu bandh call, which was given, condemning police action against elected representatives, on December 2.
Meanwhile, BJP Kodagu District Unit Vice President Rathnakar has said that the party would complain against the SP, if she adds their names to rowdy sheet.
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