Mysuru: The ornate lamp post and balustrades on Nanjangud Road near the subway in front of Dasara Exhibition Grounds and Jayamarthanda Gate was destroyed on Saturday by a vehicle owned by a private electrical contractor. Now the MCC has asked the Police to recover Rs. 7.5 lakh as damages from the contractor. A case has been registered at the Devaraja Police Station in this regard. The owner of the Bolero vehicle (KA-09-C-4060) has been identified as Ravi Kumar from Kyathamaranahalli, an electrical contractor. Police said that the vehicle was returning from Nanjangud at 5 am when the vehicle rammed into the side a walk destroying 18 feet of ornate granite railings and a decorative lamp post. The Police who reached the spot registered a case under IPC section 427 (Damage to Public Property).
