The Karnataka Lokayukta stated it raided 12 authorities officers, together with a former director of the varsity schooling division, and seized disproportionate belongings price Rs 38 crore on Tuesday. The raids have been carried out on the homes of officers in and round Bengaluru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Haveri, Bidar, Udupi, Bagalkot, and Hassan.
The Lokayuka police stated they seized properties price Rs 7.32 crore in the course of the raids on the premises of V Sumangala, a former director of the Division of College Training, Analysis and Coaching (DSERT). Sumangala was suspended in July final 12 months for allegedly inflicting a lack of Rs 1.62 crore to the division by awarding an e-waste tender to an ineligible firm.
The Lokayukta stated that in Sumangala’s case, the raids have been carried out at six locations, including that they connected 4 websites, 5 homes, 19 acres of agricultural land, ornaments price about Rs 1 crore, autos price Rs 22 lakh, shares and mutual funds price Rs 96.73 lakh, amongst different belongings.
The others who have been raided and the price of their seized belongings are Manjunatha G, Medical Officer, Maternity Hospital, Mallasandra, Bengaluru (Rs 3.24 crore); N Ok Gangamarigowda, Surveyor, Karnataka Industrial Areas Growth Board, Bengaluru (Rs 4.66 crore); N Chandrashekar, Assistant Director (Agriculture), Holalkere, Chitradurga (Rs 5.14 crore); Jagadeesh Nayka Ok H, Assistant Engineer, Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Growth Restricted, Davanagere (Rs 2.04 crore); B S Naduvina Mane, Junior Assistant, Division of Meals, Civil Provides and Shopper Affairs, Davanagere (Rs 2.30 crore); Basavesh Shivappa Shidenur, in-charge government officer, Savanuru taluk panchayath, Haveri (Rs 1.67 crore); Ashok Shanrappa Araleshwar, Income Inspector, taluk workplace, Ranebennur, Haveri (Rs 2.25 crore); Dhoolappa, Assistant Director, Division of Horticulture, Orad, Bidar (Rs 3.39 crore); Lakshminarayana P Nayak, Regional Transport Officer, Udupi (Rs 2.21 crore); Chethan, Junior Engineer, Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Restricted, Almatti Proper Financial institution Canal, Division-2, Kamatagi, Bagalkot (Rs 1.67 crore); Jyothi Meri, Meals Security and Drug Administration, Division of Well being and Household Welfare, Hassan (Rs 2.17 crore).