Lokayukta sleuths raid 10 Karnataka government officials in DA case

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The officers who were raided

The raids were conducted on government officials against whom corruption allegations and complaints came before the Lokayukta.

They were identified as:

• A Hanumantharayappa from Tumakuru, working for the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited
  (KRIDL)

Searches were conducted in six places against Hanumantharayappa and immovable assets worth ₹2,30,00,000 and movable assets worth ₹25,30,000 were found.

• Harsha HR, executive engineer with the Public Works Department in Mandya

The Lokayktha conducted searches in six places associated with him. During the searches, immovable assets valued ₹1,68,19,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles, household articles and others worth ₹2,82,00,336 were found.

• Nethravathi, working as a Commercial Tax Officer in Chikkamagaluru

During the searches in 2 places, immovable assets valued ₹1,18,50,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles, household articles and others worth ₹77,98,000 were found.

• Jagannath G, working as a food inspector in Hassan

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

Immovable assets valued ₹1,68,83,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles and others worth ₹21,47,000 were found.

• Renukamma, working with the Forest Department in Koppal

Searches were conducted in five places which found immovable assets valued ₹1,91,48,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles and others worth ₹86,17,265.

• P Ravi Kumar, working with PWD Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitisation in Hunsuru Sub Division

Five places linked to Ravi were searched and immovable assets valued ₹1,78,60,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles and others worth ₹28,86,460 were found.

• MN Yagnendra, working with Mysuru Urban Development Authority in Mysuru

During the searches, immovable assets valued ₹66,00,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles, household articles and others worth ₹40,12,900 were found.

• B Ravi, working as an Assistant Professor in Ballari

During the searches, immovable assets valued ₹1,57,10,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles, household articles and others worth ₹59,02,400 were found. Three places inked to the assistant professor were searched.

• RR Bhaskar, working with GESCOM in Vijayanagara

The searches in five places found movable assets worth ₹1,40,35,000 and immovable assets worth ₹34,49,796.

• Shanth Kumar HM, working with the MESCOM in Mangaluru

Raids were conducted against the MESCOM executive engineer in Mandya, who has a house in Vidyaranyapura in Bengaluru and a farmhouse in Nagamangala. 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.

During the searches, immovable assets valued ₹1,27,80,000 and movable assets, including cash, ornaments, vehicles, household articles and others worth ₹1,16,61,280 were found.

(With PTI inputs)