Sp Mahantesh Killed

The Karnataka High Court has taken suo moto cognisance and initiated a public interest litigation regarding the the brutal attack on S.P. Mahantesh, the Deputy Director of Cooperative Audit Department who died on May 20.

The killing of the Karnataka official SP Mahantesh, said to be the whistle-blower in the controversial land allotments by societies, was raised in the Rajya Sabha by a CPI-M member who suspected its linkages with the controversial Tatra Truck purchases in the defence ministry.

Five days after he was allegedly attacked, a Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer, who was also reportedly a whistle-blower in a controversial land allotment case, died at a private hospital today. SP Mahantesh, 48, died following a cardiac arrest, hospital sources said.

The Karnataka High Court has taken suo moto cognisance and initiated a public interest litigation regarding the the brutal attack on S.P. Mahantesh, the Deputy Director of Cooperative Audit Department who died on May 20.

The killing of the Karnataka official SP Mahantesh, said to be the whistle-blower in the controversial land allotments by societies, was raised in the Rajya Sabha by a CPI-M member who suspected its linkages with the controversial Tatra Truck purchases in the defence ministry.

Five days after he was allegedly attacked, a Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer, who was also reportedly a whistle-blower in a controversial land allotment case, died at a private hospital today. SP Mahantesh, 48, died following a cardiac arrest, hospital sources said.