Karnataka Lokayukta conducts raids at 54 locations linked to 12 govt officials Assets worth Rs.50 crore seized in Lokayukta raids

Pramesh S Jain & Dr.Thomss (Sub-Editor)

The lokayukta officials on Friday carried raids on 12 corrupt officials the search at their over 60 places at Bengaluru City,Bengaluru Rural,Shivamogga,Tumakuru and Yadagiri and recovered valuables worth Rs.49.5 crore which are disproportionate to their known sources of income.

Forum, Industries and Commerce Department,Khanija Bhavana,Bengaluru) in Tumakuru,they found that his total assets were valued at Rs 7.41 crore.

Muddukumar also possessed three houses and 6 to 20 acres of agricultural land,the Lokayukta said.

When the officials raided 10 places linked to CT Muddukumar,Additional Director, OOD Chief Operation Officer (Invest Karnataka Forum,Industries and Commerce Department,Khanija Bhavana, Bengaluru) in Tumakuru, they found that his total assets.

The other officials who were raided are Chethan Kumar, District Labour Officer,Mysuru Division (Total assets: Rs. 5.38 crore).

Anand C L,KAS,(Senior Scale),Commissioner, Mangalore City Corporation (Rs 2.77 crore);B V Raja, FDA,Land Acquisition.

KIADB,Bengaluru (Rs 5.51 crore); Ramesh Kumar,Joint Commissioner Commercial Tax,Commercial Tax Department,Bengaluru (Rs 4.08 crore);

Manjunath T R,FDA,Revenue Department, O/o Assistant Commissioner Office,Bengaluru North (Rs 2.68 crore).

K Narasimhamurthy,KMAS,Commissioner,Hebbagodi Municipality,Anekal Taluk,Bengaluru Dist (Rs.4.45 crore);

Siddappa,Veterinary Inspector,Rameshwara,

Raids details as below :

(1) Chethan Kumar, Dist.Labour Officer,Mysuru Division:

Searches in 7 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a) Value of Immovable Assets- 2 Sites,1 House,1 Commercial Building,7.69 Acers Agricultural Land,In all Valued Rs.4,36,00,000/- .

(b)Value of Movable Assets–Rs.58,00,000/-Cash,Rs. 14,71,500/-worth of ornaments,Rs.30,00,000/-worth of Vehicles -In all Valued Rs.1,02,71,500/-.

(c) Total Value – Rs. 5,38,71,500/- .

(2) Anand C L,KAS, (Senior Scale),Commissioner, Mangalore City Corporation,Mangalore.

Searches in 6 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a)Value of Immovable Assets- 3 Houses,4 Acre 27 Gunta Agricultural Land–In all Valued Rs. 2,12,00,000/-.

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.19,40,000/- worth of ornaments, Rs.20,50,000/-worth of Vehicles,Land Purchase Advance Payment Rs.10,00,000/-,Wife and Children Account Savings Rs16,00,000/-In all Valued Rs. 65,90,000/- .

(c) Total Value – Rs. 2,77,90,000.

(3)B V Raja,FDA,Land Acquisition office, KIADB, Benagaluru.Searches in 3 places of the AGO were conducted.During the searches the following assets were found.

(a) Value of Immovable Assets- 1 Site, 6 Houses -In all Valued Rs.4,04,00,000/- .

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.7,000/-Cash,Rs.40,00,000/-worth of ornaments,Rs.32,00,000/-worth of Vehicles,Rs.25,00,000/h- worth of House hold articles and Rs.50,00,000/- Other Things- In all Valued Rs. 1,47,07,000/-.

(c) Total Value – Rs. 5,51,07,000/-.

(4 Ramesh Kumar,Joint Commissioner Commercial Tax, Commercial Tax Department,Bengaluru.Searches in 4 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a)Value of Immovable Assets-2 Houses-In all Valued Rs.2,30,00,000/- .

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs. 31,50,000/- worth of ornaments, Rs.15,00,000/- worth of Vehicles, Rs.20,00,000/- worth of House hold articles, Rs.1,12,00,000/- worth of Others and Expenditure- In all Valued Rs.1,78,00,000/-.

(c) Total Value – Rs. 4,08,00,000/-.

5)Athar Ali,Deputy Controller,Legal Metrology Department Bengaluru Division,Ali Askar Road, Bengaluru.

Searches in 4 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a) Value of Immovable Assets- 4 Sites,3 Houses –In all Valued Rs. 5,82,00,000/-.

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.25,18,650/- Cash,Rs. 2,08,00,822/-worth of ornaments, Rs.11,00,000/-worth of Vehicles,Rs. 37,45,599/-worth of House hold articles and Others- In all Valued Rs.2,81,65,071/-.

(c) Total Value – Rs. 8,63,65,071/-.

(6)Manjunath T R,FDA,Revenue Department, O/o Assistant Commissioner Office,Bengaluru North, Bengaluru.

Searches in 4 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a) Value of Immovable Assets-1 Site,1 House,3-12 Acres Agricultural Land–In all Valued Rs. 1,69,03,000/- .

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.4,00,000/-Cash,Rs. 67,63,630/-worth of ornaments, Rs.8,00,000/-worth of Vehicles,Rs. 20,12,691/-worth of House hold articles and Others- In all Valued Rs.99,76,321/-

(c) Total Value – Rs. 2,68,79,321/-.

(7)K.Narasimhamurthy,KMAS,Commissioner, Hebbagodi Municipality,Anekal Taluk,Bengaluru Dist.

Searches in 6 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a)Value of Immovable Assets-2 Sites,2 Houses–In all Valued Rs.3,90,00,000/-.

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.6,00,000/-Cash,Rs. 22,58,000/-worth of ornaments,Rs.16,00,000/-worth of Vehicles,Rs.11,23,000/-Worth of others In all Valued Rs. 55,81,000/-.

(c) Total Value – Rs. 4,45,81,000/-.

(8)Siddappa,Veterinary Inspector, Rameshwara,Doddaballapura Taluk,Bengaluru Rural Dist.

Searches in 5 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a) Value of Immovable Assets-9 Sites,3 House,5 Acres agricultural Land–In all Valued Rs.2,65,00,000/-.

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.3,65,000/-Cash,Rs. 11,68,823/-worth of ornaments, Rs.12,35,000/-worth of Vehicles,Rs.4,50,000/–Worth of others. In all Valued Rs. 28,53,823/-.

(c) Total Value – Rs. 2,93,53,823/-.

DA Cases registered in KLA,PS,Shivamogga Dist.

(9) Prakash.G.N,Deputy Director, Horticulture Department,Shivamogga Dist.

Searches in 3 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a) Value of Immovable Assets-2 Houses,2-08 Agricultural Land–In all valued of Rs.1,40,00,000/-.

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.12,86,500/-Cash,Rs. 38,32,630/-worth of ornaments,Rs5,20,000/-worth of Vehicles, Rs.11,30,000/-Worth of others.In all Valued Rs.67,69,130/- .

(c) Total Value – Rs. 2,07,69,130/-

(10)Nagesh, President,Antaragange Grama Panchayath, Bhadravathi Taluk,Shivamogga Dist.

Searches in 5 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a)Value of Immovable Assets-2 Sites,2 Houses,5-14 Acers Agricultural Land–In all Valued Rs.1,92,10,000/- .

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.5,71,640/-Cash,Rs. 12,80,186/-worth of ornaments,Rs.1,76,000/-worth of Vehicles,Rs.7,00,000/-worth of other items in all Valued Rs.27,27,826/- .

(c) Total Value -Rs.2,19,37,826/-.

(11)C T Muddukumar,Addl.Director,OOD Chief Operation Officer,Invest Karnataka Forum,Industries and Commerce Department,Khanija Bhavana, Bengaluru.

Searches in 10 places of the AGO were conducted. During the searches the following assets were found.

(a)Value of Immovable Assets-3 Houses,6-20 Acers Agricultural Land,1 Form House–In all Valued Rs. 2,47,30,000/-.

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs.1,13,000/- Cash, Rs. 88,75,915/- worth of ornaments, Rs.35,40,000/-worth of Vehicles,1 Industrial Shed in Vasantha narasapura, Rs. 68,86,000 Worth Savings,Guns and Donates-in all Valued Rs.4,94,14,915/- .

(c) Total Value -Rs.7,41,44,915/-.

DA Case registered in KLA, PS,Yadagiri Dist.

(12)Balavant Rathod,Project Director,Zilla Panchayath, Yadagiri Dist.Searches in 3 places of the AGO were conducted.

During the searches the following assets were found.

(a) Value of Immovable Assets-5 Sites,1 House-In all Valued Rs. 1,17,95,000/-.

(b) Value of Movable Assets–Rs. 3,68,100/-Cash, Rs. 17,59,348/- worth of ornaments,Rs.18,64,000/- worth of Vehicles, Rs. 12,00,000/- worth of Other Things-In all Valued Rs. 51,91,448/-.

(c) Total Value – Rs. 1,69,86,448/-.

 

Doddaballapura Taluk,Bengaluru Rural Dist (Rs 2.93 crore);

Prakash G N, Deputy Director,Horticulture Department, Shivamogga (Rs 2.07 crore);

Nagesh,President,Antaragange Grama Panchayath, Bhadravathi Taluk,Shivamogga (Rs 2.19 crore);and.

Balavant Rathod,Project Director,Zilla Panchayath, Yadagiri. (Rs 1.69 crore).

Further investigation are on to ascertain more wealth recovered from the accused officials.