Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that an investigation is being conducted into the alleged suicide of Santosh Patil, a civil contractor who had accused Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa of corruption. The body was found in a lodge in Udupi on April 12.
The Chief Minister was responding to questions by mediapersons in Mangaluru on the death of Santosh Patil and the allegations of corruption against K S Eshwarappa.