Sunil Lohan
Controversial MLA of RR Nagar constituency,
Munirathna is in trouble again after RMC yard police registered an FIR against him along with six of his associates for land grabbing and atrocity after he forcefully demolishing houses in the slum area in Peenya and allegedly assaulting abuses the dwellers to vacate them on Monday .
Based on the complaint filed by one of the victim identified as Geetha H,the Peenya police booked Munirathna as prime accused and six of his associates charging under unlawful assembly,assault or criminal force against women,mischief and criminal intimidation along with SC/ST atrocities Act.
The victim resident of Akkamahadevi slum situated near Peenya government degree college,native of North Karnataka and living with around 60 families in makeshift houses in a government land.
Munirathna and his associates along with the JCB came and demolished the houses and assaulted them when they went to plead him to stop the demolition.
The accused manhandled the women and kicked them when they fell into the feet pleading mercy,Geetha,said in her complaint .
Due to the illegal act,the dwellers lost all their belongings along with the little amount of gold valuables and cash, which they had saved .
The land belonged to the government and the MLA allegedly misused his power to carry out demolition drive even there was no proper orders on this issue, sources,said .
Munirathna was earlier arrested in three cases including raping a social worker in September last year.He was also booked for honey-trapped politicians,and using HIV infected women to trap his rivals .
He was accused of using government officials for his nefarious activities and the CID SIT which probing these cases also arrested a police inspector for abetting crime.