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Shivamogga
The Deputy Registrar (DR) of Cooperative Societies of Shivamogga has ordered an enquiry into the activities of Shivamogga territory Brahmana Mahasabha, pursuing complaints alleging encroachment of authorities onshore and misuse of funds successful managing a goshala (cow-shelter) astatine Mandenakoppa adjacent Shivamogga.
The enquiry has been ordered pursuing complaints by S.S. Srikanth, a nonmigratory of Old Gundappa Shed successful Shivamogga, and Vinay S.V., a nonmigratory of Sogane colony adjacent Shivamogga. Both had sent letters to elder officers of the State Government, including the main caput of Karnataka and the lawman commissioner of Shivamogga, among others.
Mr. Nagabhushan C. Kalmane, territory registrar and lawman registrar of cooperative societies, connected January 22, issued an bid appointing Manjunath S., superintendent astatine the bureau of adjunct registrar of cooperative societies of Shivamogga subdivision, arsenic enquiry officer, who has 1 period to taxable his report.
When The Hindu contacted Mr. Kalmane, the DR, helium stated that based connected complaints helium received, helium ordered an enquiry into the alleged irregularities and the misuse of authorities funds by the Mahasabha.
Unauthorised occupation
The complainants, successful their letters, alleged that the Shivamogga Zilla Brahmana Mahasabha had taken up the absorption of Surabhi Goshala astatine Mandenakoppa, which is beyond the registered objectivities of the organisation.
As a cattle structure had been established connected authorities onshore without immoderate lease oregon ceremonial assistance from the Revenue Department, the complainants alleged that the concern of the onshore was unauthorised. The Mahasabha had been receiving authorities assistance from the Department of Animal Husbandry nether the Punyakoti Dattu Scheme, falsely representing the goshala arsenic a backstage goshala, though it existed connected authorities land. Furthermore, they alleged that the Mahasabha collected respective lakhs of rupees from members and the nationalist and utilized it for the goshala, which was against the by-laws of the Mahasabha.
Response
The DR sought responses from the Mahasabha regarding the allegations. In its effect filed successful November 2025, the Mahasabha stated that the cattle structure had been managed by a spot named Go-raksha Nyasa Samiti since 2005. The Mahasabha took implicit the absorption of the cattle structure done an statement with the spot successful 2020. “We person taken implicit the cattle structure with bully intentions, and it does not impact immoderate business. In 2020, determination were lone 9 cows, and present the fig has accrued to 337,” the Mahasabha claimed successful its reply to the DR. The Mahasabha besides denied the unauthorised takeover of authorities land, stating that it had obtained support from the Revenue Department authorities.
Inquiry
“However, the DR, successful his enquiry order, stated that the Mahasabha did not furnish immoderate documents to enactment their claims. Hence, helium ordered an inquiry. He instructed the enquiry serviceman to verify the ownership of the onshore wherever the Surabhi Goshala is located.”
The enquiry serviceman volition look into the allegations of misuse of funds collected from the nationalist and the authorities for gathering the goshala. He volition reappraisal relationship statements, audit reports, slope records, and receipts of the Mahasabha for the fiscal years from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
