Bed allotment scam: IAS officers demand FIR for manhandling official

The victim was in charge of the COVID-19 war room in Bommanahalli

The IAS Officers’ Association has written to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa condemning the manhandling of IAS officer V. Yashavantha, who was in charge of the COVID-19 war room in Bommanahalli, and demanded an FIR against the culprits. Bommanahalli MLA Satish Reddy, who is facing allegations of bed-blocking, went to Bommanahalli war room on April 30 with his supporters and reportedly demanded that beds be allotted to patients in his constituency. When his demands were not accepted, Mr. Yashavantha was pushed around and manhandled. Videos of the incident have been circulating on social media. Mr. Reddy was among the three MLAs who accompanied BJP MP Tejasvi Surya to the South zone war room earlier this week to expose an alleged scam in bed allotment.