Mysuru: Ruling out delay and political interference in the Deputy Commissioner verbal abuse and threat case, the City police Commissioner of Mysuru placed facts to substantiate his claim of police investigation gaining momentum.

City police Commissioner B Dayanand said that the police have seized the vehicle used by the accused and have arrested a few men involved in the incident after the bail plea of the main accused was rejected by the local court.

He refused to divulge more details as the investigation is in progress and said that efforts are being made to find out whether the seized car was involved in the incident. When asked about police inaction for a period of 11 days after the incident, the city police commissioner ruled out political interference.

The prime accused is Marigowda is still at large.

Marigowda miffed with DC for bar license cancellation 

It is learnt that the DC had cancelled the license of a bar owned by Marigowda citing violation of rules. This decision by the DC enraged Marigowda who was on the lookout to avenge humiliation which ultimately led him and his supporters to the government guest house. He and his men then abused DC Shikha and threatened her when she was about to board the car after seeing off the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Instead of joining the CM at the Ifthar meet, she drove straight to Nazarbad police station to lodge a complaint against Marigowda, former ZP president and a close confidant of CM Siddaramaiah.