Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, May 27: A builder has reportedly been cheated of Rs 86 lac, with his layout business disrupted and death threats allegedly made against him.

A police case has been registered at Ullal police station against a bank manager, broker, civil contractor, and an accomplice under Sections 341, 447, 323, 504, 506, 420, and 34.

The case was filed against the nationalised bank manager, Pavan Kumar, a resident of Jeppinamogaru Bakimar, along with broker Gururaj based in Attavar, civil contractor Jagadish, and his accomplice Jayaprakash J P.

In 2022, the bank manager Pavan Kumar Bakimar, allegedly posing as a broker and civil contractor while also employed by the union government, facilitated the sale of four acres of land to Bengaluru resident Venkatesh in Suryakand village, Ullal, for layout development.

The landowner had reportedly agreed to undertake drainage work at his own expense, with the drainage sub-contract assigned to Jagadish. However, it is alleged that the contractor received Rs 86 lacs from the owner through RTGS and cash for the work, but the quality of work was inferior and incomplete.

Angered by the owner's refusal to allow him to sell the divided layouts at higher prices and the demand for repayment, bank manager Pavan Kumar, along with his alleged accomplices, purportedly resorted to intimidation tactics.

On January 11 at 3 pm, they allegedly arrived at the layout and threatened workers with foul language, obstructed their work, assaulted them, and brandished pickaxes, rods, hoes, and even threatened them with a JCB and a truck. Subsequently, a case (Crime No. 98/2024) was registered against bank manager Pavan Kumar and three others.

Following the investigation, bank manager Pavan Kumar has been transferred to Karwar.