A footpath near Eklavya College on DP Road in Kothrud has turned into the apple of discord between local residents and some illegal scrap dealers.

Inhabitants of the adjacent Muktanand Co-op Housing Society and RK Pride Apartments blame the encroachers for various unlawful activities in the neighbourhood. When one resident mustered the courage to try and lodge a police complaint, he was allegedly threatened at gunpoint by some unidentified men. Locals say they are fed up with the ‘gundaism’ that has been going on for the last six years.