An Executive Engineer of the Panchayat Raj Engineering Division of Shivamogga Zilla Panchayat has said that he received many threatening calls after he began an inquiry into the alleged dredging of Muddana tank at Abbalagere on the outskirts of Shivamogga City.
Mr. K. C. Sangappa, Executive Engineer, in a review meeting chaired by Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa who is also Minister in-charge of Shivamogga district, on Saturday, said that as he started his inquiry into the illegal extraction of silt from the tank, he got many threatening calls. However, he refused to provide further details on the calls.
Mr. Madhu Bangarappa insisted the officer’s statement be recorded in the meeting proceedings. He also told the officer not to be threatened by anyone, assuring him that the government would be with him.
