Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, May 31: The banner on a water supply vehicle launched by Mangaluru North MLA Dr Bharat Shetty was torn by an unidentified person here on the night of Friday May 31.

The person not only torn the banner, but also allegedly verbally abused the vehicle's driver.

It is learnt that the man, said to be a hotelier, confronted the driver Bharatraj and alleged that the water was being supplied to only specific areas and not all. "If you want to distribute water do so for all the areas. It is not fair to supply water only to some areas and not others," he reportedly told the driver.

This led to an altercation between the two, with the hotelier tearing off the banner on the vehicle and allegedly insulting the driver.

ACP Srinivas Gowda and Suratkal inspector Ramakrishna arrived at the spot and conducted inquiries about the matter.

In the wake of water shortage in the city, MLA Bharat Shetty has been distributing water to the people of his constituency on his own initiative.