Former Belur MLA Lingesh held in land allotment scam

Senior JD(S) leader K S Lingesh has been arrested in connection with a 2023 land allotment scam under the Bagair Hukum scheme. Police took Lingesh and several former revenue officials into custody following a complaint alleging illegal allotment of approximately 2,750 acres of government land to ineligible beneficiaries using forged documents.