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Karnataka Lokayukta Raids 42 Sites, Flags ₹35.65 Crore in Suspected Disproportionate Assets

Authorities describe the asset tallies as provisional pending further inquiry.

Overview

  • Simultaneous searches across multiple districts targeted eight government officials, with one report citing nine.
  • Detected holdings include about ₹24.05 crore in immovable property and ₹11.59 crore in movable assets.
  • Operations covered Bengaluru, Mandya, Gadag, Mysuru, Vijayapura, Hassan and Yadgir, spanning roles in PWD, the water board, municipal bodies and welfare offices.
  • In Hassan, an assistant executive engineer delayed the search by locking himself inside his home before officers gained access.
  • Separately in Bengaluru, a BBMP assistant grade officer was arrested in a Lokayukta trap over an alleged bribe under the Prevention of Corruption Act.