Bengaluru: A special court on Thursday ordered enquiry against Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy and 10 others for their alleged role in denotification of about 4 acre land near Banashankari Badawane.

Social Activists M S Mahadev had knocked the doors of special court for legislators against HD Kumarswamy alleging that he had denotified a 4-acre plot near Banashankari Badawane in 2006-07 when he was the CM of the state.

Hearing the case, Judge Ramachandra D, ordered enquiry against 19 others along with CM Kumarswamy on Saturday.

The court also quashed the B Report filed by the Lokayukta Police in the denotification case.

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Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.

The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.

The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.

According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.

As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.