Mr Eshwarappa's two associates have also been named in the FIR
Udupi police have registered an FIR against Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eshwarappa in connection with the alleged suicide of a contractor.
The case has been registered under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for abetment of suicide.
Mr Eshwarappa's two associates, Basavaraj and Ramesh, have also been named in the FIR which was registered based on a complaint filed by contractor Santosh Patil's brother Prashant.
Mr Patil had accused the minister's associates of demanding a 40 per cent commission in the Rs 4 crore work he had carried out in Rural Development and Panchayat Raj department.
He was found dead at a private lodge in Udupi yesterday. In his purported suicide note, he alleged that Mr Eshwarappa was responsible for his death.
"RDPR minister KS Eshwarappa is solely responsible for my death. I am taking this decision, keeping my aspirations aside. I request with folded hands to our prime minister, chief minister, our beloved lingayat leader BSY and everybody else to extend a helping hand to my wife and kids," he wrote.
