Contractor death case: Investigation will be according to law, no interference, says Karnataka CM Bommai

Investigation into the death of a contractor in Karnataka’s Udupi will be conducted in accordance with law and there will be no interference, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said Wednesday even as the Congress party demanded the arrest and dismissal of minister K S Eshwarappa.

Eshwarappa, the state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, has been booked by the Udupi police after Santosh Patil, 40, a contractor involved in government projects, was found dead in a hotel in the town Tuesday. The minister was booked under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to the police.