FIR over unauthorised posters featuring Minister Krishna Byre Gowda in Vidyaranyapura

The Vidyaranyapura police have registered an FIR against Shivakumar for allegedly pasting unauthorised posters featuring Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on public walls and roads in the city. The case was registered following a complaint by GBA Assistant Executive Engineer Govindappa Bajanthri, who found the posters in Ward 10, Vidyaranyapura, during an inspection.

The posters disfigure public spaces and require corporation personnel to undertake removal drives. Minister Byre Gowda confirmed that the police had registered a case under the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981, after posters carrying his image were found displayed without permission. The police have booked Shivakumar under Sections 3 and 6 of the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981.

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