Malur, June 10 -- Former Malur MLA KS Manjunath Gowda on Tuesday, June 9, led a protest outside the Tahsildar's office, alleging that nearly 16 acres of prime government land worth around Rs 80 crore had been illegally encroached upon through forged revenue records.

Accompanied by supporters, Manjunath Gowda staged a sudden demonstration and accused land grabbers of manipulating official documents with the help of revenue officials. During the protest, he produced what he claimed were original land records to substantiate his allegations.

According to the former legislator, the land located near Thornahalli village in Kolar district was officially recorded as government property in revenue records dating back to 1961. In 1963, fake docu...