KRIDL Engineer Missing After Note Cites Fund Shortages and Contractor Pressure
The case highlights how delayed rural-infrastructure grants can leave field engineers exposed to contractor pressure and mental-health risks.
Overview
- AEE Parvez (Parviz) Dharwad left a letter dated September 12 that, according to reports, blamed delayed government funds and said contractors were pressuring him over unpaid work.
- He traveled to Bengaluru on September 13 and was not seen again; a missing-person case was filed at Betageri police station on September 16.
- Gadag police have formed five teams to trace him, with two teams searching in Andhra Pradesh, and investigators say tracing is hard because he has not used a mobile phone or made online transactions.
- The recovered note reportedly names specific sums — about Rs 6 crore sought and Rs 2 crore at KRIDL headquarters — but those figures are reported from the letter and not independently verified.
- Local JD(S) leaders visited the family, Union Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy contacted them, and community groups protested, pressing authorities to locate Parvez and to address fund-release and payment delays that affect contractors and field staff.