
Tax dues: Mantri mall sealed for a few hours
The Hindu
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) sealed Mantri Square Mall in Malleswaram for a few hours on Thursday over property tax dues. It was reopened after the administrators of the mall handed o
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) sealed Mantri Square Mall in Malleswaram for a few hours on Thursday over property tax dues. It was reopened after the administrators of the mall handed over demand drafts for ₹5 crore.
According to information provided by the BBMP, the mall had not paid property tax since 2018-19. The total outstanding amount is ₹39.49 crore, which includes property tax arrears of ₹27.22 crore and interest of ₹12.26 crore. The mall administrators also submitted an undertaking assuring the BBMP that all dues would be cleared by October 31.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.