Belagavi, Sept. 25 -- Karnataka Congress leader and MLC Channaraj Hattiholi, brother of MLA and former Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar, has been accused of assaulting Hubli Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) officials at his residence in Kuvempu Nagar, Belagavi.

According to the allegation, two HESCOM officials were called to his house on Thursday morning and assaulted.

The officials have been identified as HESCOM AEE Deepak D and Section Officer Raju Chavan.

It is alleged that HESCOM had disconnected the power connection of one Pramod Jadhav, said to be a close aide of Channaraj. The connection was for Lakshmi Stone Crusher, located in Tarihal village of Belagavi taluk, which had pending dues of Rs 77,360 for three months.

HESCOM had dis...