BELAGAVI: The rural development and panchayat raj department has filed a complaint at the Vidhana Soudha police station claiming forged documents pertaining to deceased Belagavi civil contractor Santosh K Patil’s case are being circulated in public domain.
In a WhatsApp death note, Patil, who died by suicide, had accused former minister KS Eshwarappa of refusing to clear pending bills to the tune of Rs 4 crore. Eshwarappa, who was forced to resign as RDPR minister, denied that he had sanctioned the work and pointed out that no work orders were issued.
Now, a document on the letterhead of Asha Aihole, former president, Belagavi zilla panchayat, which has notations in green ink allegedly by RDPR department officials granting sanction for the 108 works, is being circulated among scribes. The RDPR department says the document is fake.
