In a major crackdown, the Lokayukta offcials on Monday raided the offices and residential premises of 17 government officials across the State.
Several teams of officials searched 69 locations belonging to the 17 government officials including 11 places in Bengaluru and recovered huge amounts of cash, gold, immovable properties, luxury vehicles, investment in land, stocks and expensive gadgets. ed. Several teams of Lokayukta police assisted by the jurisdictional police carried out the search. According to the officials , raids and search operations were carried out in Bengaluru City, Tumkur, Mandya, Chitradurga, Haveri, Hassan, Ballari, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Belagavi, Koppal, and Udupi.
The Lokayukta Police had registered Disproportionate Assets (DA) cases based on a preliminary inquiry before conducting raids on Monday. Of those raided, the Lokayukta police said they discovered the highest DA of 322% to his known sources of income from Shashikumar T.M., Executive Engineer, Town Planning, KIADB, Bengaluru.
