Lokayukta raids on government officials across the state

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Lokayukta sleuths in Karnataka carried out raids at more than 41 places across 10 districts on Wednesday in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

The raids were carried out in various districts barring Bengaluru, the Lokayukta Inspector General of Police Dr A Subramanyeswara Rao said.

"The raids are being carried out against officials in Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Hassan, Mandya, Tumakuru, Koppal and Mangaluru," he added.

In Mandya, raids were conducted against a Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) executive engineer, who has a house in Vidyaranyapura in Bengaluru and a farmhouse in Nagamangala.

Places belonging to an executive engineer with the Public Works Department in Mandya were also raided unearthing immovable assets valued Rs 1,68,19,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles, household articles and others worth Rs 2,82,00,336 were found.

Simultaneously the Lokayukta sleuths raided the house of the executive engineer's father-in-law, who is a powerful leader in the ruling Congress in Nagamangala.

The Lokayukta officials also carried out raids at a food inspector's house and office in Hassan. They also searched the house of the food inspector's brother, who is a realtor.

During the raids, an executive engineer in the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) too came under the Lokayukta's radar, sources said.

Searches were conducted in six places in connection with the KRIDL engineer and immovable assets worth Rs 2,30,00,000 and movable assets worth Rs 25,30,000 were found. Further details of the raids are awaited.