Bantwal, 20 Oct 2016: The law enforcement agencies began eviction of petty shops besides the road at Farangipet on Mangaluru – Bengaluru national highway, near here on Wednesday, October 19. It was carried out on the instructions of DK SP Bhushan G Borase to allow smoother traffic and safe pedestrian crossing.
The locals opposed the eviction of poor petty vendors and pushcart sellers because they would lose their livelihood. As a result chaos prevailed that was controlled by Bantwal rural sub-inspector Rakshit Gowda, traffic sub-inspector Chandrashekarayya who convinced the locals about the traffic bottlenecks posing threats to road users.