Mandya: A court in Madoor has remanded suspended Special Land Acquisition Officer Bhima Nayak to judicial custody till January 4. He was in custody of the CID.Nayak was recently suspended by the government of Karnataka after his driver Ramesh K C ended life leaving behind a death note alleging Nayak of helping mining baron G Janardhan Reddy in converting black money to white for his daughter’s wedding recently.

Ramesh K C had allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at a lodge at Maddur in Mandya district on December 6, leaving a note in which he has listed out alleged illegalities committed by Bheema Nayak, Special Land Acquisition Officer (Bengaluru) and held him and his personal driver Mohammad responsible for his death.

Nayak and Mohammad were arrested by the Mandya Police in Kalaburagi recently.