The Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) special court here Monday ordered an inquiry into the allegedly illegal freeing of government land on the city's outskirts by former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in 2007.

Admitting the private complaint filed by Madhuswamy, trial court judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao directed the ombudsman's police to investigate the alleged illegalities under section 156/3 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and submit a report by Feb 6.