Kuvempunagar Police, on Wednesday, arrested an RTI activist on charges of forcibly entering the Tribal Research Institute premises and causing disruption of work in the office. The arrested person has been identified as Basavaraju, a resident of Huyyagondanahalli in Hunsur taluk.
It is reported that Basavaraju, who was working as a data operator on a temporary basis and was staying at home after being sacked by the Director of the Institute four months ago, had turned into an RTI activist later.
