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Suspended KAS officer arrested in Chikkamagaluru for illegal grant of forest land in Karnataka

Forest Department of Chikkamagaluru district arrested suspended KAS officer J. Umesh, who earlier worked as tahsildar of Kadur taluk, on September 1 on the charge of granting forest land (Section 4) earmarked for a tiger reserve.

Kadur Range Forest Office registered an FIR against the KAS officer who was taken into custody soon after he was released on bail in another case filed by Revenue Department for a similar offence.

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