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Lokayukta sleuths carried retired simultaneous searches astatine 29 locations linked to 4 authorities officers crossed Karnataka connected February 12.
According to the Lokayukta, the raids targeted properties successful Bengaluru, Davangere and Dharwad successful transportation with disproportionate assets cases.
Officials nether probe are H. M. Janardhana, Superintendent Engineer successful the Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society, Arjun R. H., Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) successful BESCOM, Davangere; Purushotham Das Hegade, Executive Engineer, Public Works Department; and Somalingappa Fakkirappa Siddanagoudar, Survey Supervisor, Assistant Director Land Records’ Office, Dharwad.
The Lokayukta claimed to person unearthed assets worthy ₹23.76 crore.
Purushotham was the richest among the 4 with assets amounting to ₹11.29 crore, which comprised a site, 2 houses, 2 acquisition institutes, 11 acres 30 guntas of cultivation land, ₹44.23 lakh cash, golden and metallic ornaments worthy ₹60.79 lakh, fixed deposits worthy ₹27 lakh.
Cash seized from location of person of engineer
A sum of ₹1.70 crore was seized from the level of a person of a Janardhana against whom a lawsuit has been registered astatine the Bengaluru Rural Lokayukta Police Station based connected accusation regarding alleged acquisition of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
"In transportation with the disproportionate assets lawsuit registered against Janardhana, searches were conducted astatine six locations. During the search, currency amounting to ₹1.70 crore was recovered astatine the level of his friend, Sujay Shetty," a Lokayukta authoritative said.
The technologist besides owns a tract (plot), 3 houses, 34 acres of cultivation land, golden and metallic ornaments worthy ₹7.08 lakh, vehicles worthy ₹20 lakh, and different valuables worthy ₹60 lakh.
The full worth of his assets has been estimated astatine ₹2.57 crore.
