KGF telecast: Bomb threat to Mescom office

Mysore | Friday | 29th March, 2019

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“Following the incident we have sought police protection to our offices,” said Mescom excecutive engineer HR Veerendra.“We registered an FIR and launched an investigation,” said superintendent of police M Ashwini. This has come under severe criticism from CM Kumaraswamy and other JD(S) leaders.In a letter to Mescom on Friday, an unknown person warned the company authorities that if they come under pressure from the CM and local JD(S) strongman Appaji and disconnect power supply when KGF movie is being telecast, a bomb will be exploded in their office.Bhadravati police have registered a FIR in this connection. Shivamogga: Senior police officers along with the dog squad rushed to Mescom office in Bhadravati on Friday and conducted search after the electricity supply company received a threat that their office will be exploded if power supply is disrupted on Saturday evening when a private TV channel will telecast Kannda movie KGF in which actor Yash is in the lead role.Yash and another Kannada actor Darshan are campaigning for Independent candidate Sumalatha, who is locking horns with JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy in Mandya..