MP held for escaping the stir venue

Koppala: Sanganna Karadi , a member Lok Sabha on Monday ‘vanished’ from the scene amid a protest to draw in Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s attention, seeking water for a second crop for farmers in the Tungabhadra command area. The chief minister was to inaugurate various developmental works in the town.

The police had been holding up near his home since morning. As BJP workers accumulated near Karadi’s home, he ‘escaped’ from the house to avoid getting arrested. The police chased him till the area clinic, and captured him.

District Superintendent of Police Anoop A Shetty and different officers were present at the area.