Revenue officials demolish elderly couple’s home built on government land in Kadaba
Kadaba: Revenue officials on Wednesday demolished a six-year-old home belonging to an elderly couple, Radhamma and Muttuswami, at Kapinabagilu near Kaukradi in Kadaba, claiming it was illegally constructed on government land.
Originally from Hatti in Chitradurga, the couple had migrated to Dakshina Kannada as laborers. With no property of their own, they built a modest house on government land in Kapinabagilu six years ago and have since worked as daily wagers in the area.
The demolition followed a case filed by Ashok Acharya, a resident of Belthangady, who brought the issue to the High Court, arguing the house was an unauthorized construction on government land.
The High Court issued a directive to clear the structure. In February, taluk revenue officials attempted to carry out the order but were met with strong resistance from the locals, resulting in the officials retreating without taking any action. However, the officials returned unexpectedly on Wednesday, cleared the couple’s belongings from the house, and demolished it with a bulldozer.
Present at the site during the demolition were Kadaba Tahsildar Prabhakar Khajoore, Revenue Inspector Pruthviraj, and Uppinangady police personnel, who ensured the court’s order was executed despite public sentiment against the action.
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Boy in Raichur grievously injured in stray dog attack; third case in city in one week
Raichur: In a case of stray dog attack reported from the area under the jurisdiction of the Shaktinagar Police Station in the city, a boy, Ramu, was grievously injured on Wednesday night and is under treatment at a hospital.
Ramu was on his way home at Devasugooru village on Wednesday night when a rabid dog attacked him on the streets suddenly. The people nearby, who noticed this, rushed to the rescue of the boy and successfully shooed away the stray dog. Ramu, who was seriously injured in the leg, is being treated at the local hospital.
The locals have complained of an increase in stray dog menace in Raichur city, with three people being seriously injured in attacks by the street dogs during the last one week.
