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The 61-year-old represents the Malur Assembly seat in Kolar district and is president of Kolar-Chikkaballapur District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd.
Malur MLA KV Nanjegowda. (Facebook)
The premises of Karnataka Congress MLA KY Nanjegowda and some of his linked entities were raided on Monday morning, 8 January, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), official sources said. The 61-year-old legislator represents the Malur Assembly seat in Kolar district.
The officials of the central agency are covering the MLA’s premises and those of his linked entities in Malur and Kolar, the sources said.
The ED’s case is understood to have been filed on the basis of some local police FIRs related to alleged irregularities in the appointment of staff in the Kolar-Chikkaballapur District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd (KOMUL), of which he is the president, among other charges.
The office and plant of the milk cooperative in Kolar are also being searched, the sources said.
As per KOMUL, it is Karnataka’s second highest milk producing district organisation.
“The area of operation is restricted to Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts, having 2,919 villages of 11 revenue Taluks,” it said on its portal.
VIDEO | ED searches residence of Congress leader KY Nanjegowda in Kolar, Karnataka. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/mvkDVTRNg8
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 8, 2024
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