A row has erupted with a video purportedly showing a group of nurses at a civic hospital hurling books written by Prabodhankar Thackeray and another social reformer at an officer who distributed them as a gift before retiring.

A holiday outing turned tragic when six people from Karnataka’s Tumakuru were swept away in the strong currents downstream from the Markonahalli Dam.

The operation covered 17 premises including residences and establishments of film stars like Prithviraj, Dulquer Salman and Amith Chackalacal.