Karnataka Government Officers Raided in Disproportionate Assets Case

Lokayukta officials conducted raids against 11 government officers and engineers in Karnataka, investigating disproportionate assets. Early morning operations saw about 100 officials searching 56 locations across nine districts, targeting various public servants including revenue officers, retired engineers, and tehsildars.

Lokayukta sleuths on Thursday carried out raids in several places against 11 government officers and engineers in a disproportionate assets case in Karnataka, Lokayukta sources said.

In an early morning operation, about 100 officials conducted raids in nine districts targeting government officers suspected of accumulating disproportionate assets.

Superintendents of the districts supervised the raids, conducting searches in 56 locations, according to sources.

Lokayukta sleuths raided the Kalaburagi residence of a Revenue Officer posted in Kengeri Division of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.

In Mandya, raids were conducted at the residence of a retired executive engineer of the Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Division and in Chitradurga, a chief engineer retiree from the Minor Irrigation Department, Bengaluru.

A Tehsildar in Kolar, Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, and Assistant Executive Engineer were among those whose houses were raided.

(With inputs from agencies.)