FIR over unauthorised posters featuring Minister Krishna Byre Gowda in Vidyaranyapura

FIR over unauthorised posters featuring Minister Krishna Byre Gowda in Vidyaranyapura Updated – August 20, 2026 07: 32 pm IST – Bengaluru.

Key points

• The case was registered after a complaint by Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Assistant Executive Engineer Govindappa Bajanthri, 53, of the Vidyaranyapura Sub-Divisional Office.
• The police have booked Shivakumar under Sections 3 and 6 of the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981.
• According to the complaint filed by Varun, Assistant Executive Engineer, Jakkur Sub-Division, the unauthorised structures were noticed during an inspection conducted at the underpass on August 14.
• According to the complaint, civic authorities identified posters pasted on public walls and roads in Ward 10, Vidyaranyapura, during an inspection conducted between 5 p.m.

Notably, the Vidyaranyapura police have registered an FIR against a man for allegedly pasting unauthorised posters featuring Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on public walls and roads in the city.

For context, the case was registered after a complaint by Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Assistant Executive Engineer Govindappa Bajanthri, 53, of the Vidyaranyapura Sub-Divisional Office.

According to the complaint, civic authorities identified posters pasted on public walls and roads in Ward 10, Vidyaranyapura, during an inspection conducted between 5 p.m. And 6 p.m. On Wednesday. Such unauthorised posters disfigure public spaces and require corporation personnel to undertake removal drives, the complainant remarked.

According to Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, the police had registered a case under the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981, after posters carrying his image were discovered displayed without permission.

For context, the police have booked Shivakumar under Sections 3 and 6 of the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981.

In a similar complaint, the Kodigehalli police have registered another FIR against Shivakumar and others for allegedly erecting unauthorised advertising structures at the Railway Underpass in Sahakara Nagar without obtaining the required permission. According to the complaint filed by Varun, Assistant Executive Engineer, Jakkur Sub-Division, the unauthorised structures were noticed during an inspection conducted at the underpass on August 14.

Taken together, the developments around FIR over unauthorised posters featuring Minister Krishna Byre Gowda in Vidyaranyapura point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.