Demolished house
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Mangaluru: Elderly Mutthuswamy and Radhamma, who had written to President of India in their last ditch-attempt to save their house, saying that they would have to resort to euthanasia if evicted, saw their home being demolished on Thursday.
The small home in Kapinabagilu near Kaukrady village in Kadaba taluk was demolished by revenue officials in Kadaba taluk, amidst heavy police security.
A previous attempt to demolish the house was abandoned by revenue officials following a protest by public. Mutthuswamy and Radhamma, who hail from Chitradurga, had come to Kaukrady village in search of work. Six years ago, he had built a small house using cement sheets in Kapinabagilu. He also developed a kitchen garden and had planted banana saplings in the vacant plot. He also had set up a small shop close to the house in order to eke out a living.
One Ashok Acharya from Beltangady had approached High court questioning how Mutthuswamy was allowed to build a house on government land. Following directions from the High Court, the revenue officials had issued a notice on demolishing his house. Kadaba Tahasildar Prabhakar Khajure said he had also directed Kaukrady gram panchayat to sanction an alternative site for Mutthuswamy.