# Bengaluru police book group for claiming KSTDC land 2026-08-10T23:46:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bengaluru police have registered a case against a group for allegedly claiming ownership of 124 acres of Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) land in Kodihalli. Deccan Herald reports that KSTDC official Laxmikant Joshi complained the corporation holds the land under a Karnataka High Court order from February 2026. The accused put up a board on August 8 claiming a portion of the surveyed land, abused and threatened security personnel, and forced them to leave. Preliminary investigation shows the family had sold the same land years ago and now says 10 guntas belong to them. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com Tags: Bengaluru, Karnataka High Court, KSTDC, land dispute, police case, trespassing Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bengaluru-police-book-group-for-claiming-kstdc-land/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bengaluru-police-book-group-for-claiming-kstdc-land/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.