Former Minister and MLA H.D. Revanna and Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna have come down heavily on three police officers of Hassan city in the wake of the murder of a JD(S) member of Hassan City Municipal Council. Alleging that law and order has collapsed in the city because of inefficient officials, they demanded disciplinary action against the three officers and a probe into the murder by an officer who does not belong to the district.
Prashanth Nagaraj, 42, representing ward -16 in the city municipal council, was murdered on June 1 evening. JD(S) workers, under the leadership of Mr. Revanna, staged a protest in the Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences premises, demanding disciplinary action against Deputy Superintendent of Police Uday Bhaskar, Police Inspector Renuka Prasad and Police Sub-Inspector Arokiyappa.
The JD(S) leader said that he would not allow the post-mortem of the dead body until the demand was fulfilled. He accused the police officers of being on good terms with rowdy elements in the city and meeting rowdies in police stations.
