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KRIDL Engineer Missing Over 10 Days Amid Contractor Harassment, Payment Delays
- •Farveez Dharwad, a KRIDL Assistant Executive Engineer in Gadag, has been missing for over 10 days.
- •He left a letter citing severe stress and suicidal thoughts due to harassment from contractors over pending payments.
- •Dharwad alleged contractors were pressuring him at home and via phone calls due to delays in government fund releases.
- •He appealed to contractors not to harass his family and requested prompt release of funds.
- •Police have registered a missing person case and formed teams, including one searching outside Karnataka, to trace him.
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Farveez Dharwad, a Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited Assistant Executive Engineer posted in Gadag, has been missing since September 13. He left his home on the pretext of official work and has remained untraceable for over 10 days.
In his letter, Farveez Dharwad stated that he was under severe stress and unable to cope due to harassment by contractors. He alleged that contractors were repeatedly visiting his home, making frequent phone calls, and creating a scene over pending payments caused by delays in the release of government funds.
Following a complaint from the engineer's family, a missing person case was registered at the Betageri police station. Police have formed teams to trace him, with one team searching outside Karnataka, and they have received some leads.