Not bothered about Eshwarappa's resignation, want arrest, says deceased contractor's brother

The family of contractor Santosh Patil, who allegedly died by suicide, said on Thursday that they are not bothered about the resignation of Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K S Eshwarappa against whom police have booked a case for abetting the suicide and demanded his arrest.

This evening, Eshwarappa announced his resignation as Minister, as a political furore erupted. He would be submitting the resignation letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday.

“…three names are mentioned in the FIR as A1, A2, A3- the police department is investigating and they will have to arrest the three…we want arrest, we have never asked for resignation. Resignation is left to the government and him (Eshwarappa). We want the arrest of the accused persons,” Santosh Patil’s brother Prashant Patil told reporters here. Reacting to Eshwarappa’s resignation, he said the family is not bothered about it.