The Lokayukta police seized items worth lakhs from the house of one of the suspects.
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Bengaluru: The Lokayukta police unearthed assets running into several crores from a gram panchayat member and a senior Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Bescom) official as they simultaneously searched properties of six government officials at over 35 places in Bengaluru and Ramanagara on Tuesday.
The raids were held in connection with disproportionate assets (DA) cases.
The officials found that HS Suresh, member, Channenahalli gram panchayat, Tavarekere hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, had total assets valued at Rs 25.58 crore. His movable and immovable assets were Rs 4.30 crore and Rs 21.27 crore, respectively.
During the searches at six properties belonging to Suresh, the investigators found 16 sites, one house and a 7.6-acre agricultural land. He also had vehicles valued at Rs 2.07 crore, ornaments worth Rs 2.11 crore, and Rs 11.97 lakh in cash.
Sleuths also raided seven places belonging to ML Nagaraj, chief general manager (OP), Bescom, and found assets worth Rs 6.37 crore. Officials said Nagaraj’s movable assets were valued at Rs 47.90 lakh and immovable assets were worth Rs 5.89 crore.
Officials found that Nagaraj had 13 sites, two houses, 12-30 acres of agricultural land and Rs 6.77 lakh cash.
He also owns ornaments worth Rs 16.44 lakh, vehicles worth Rs 13.50 lakh, and household articles worth Rs 11.19 lakh.
The other officials who were raided are DM Padmanabha, panchayath development officer, gram panchayat, Devanahalli taluk, (total assets Rs 5,98,66,804); N Satish Babu, superintending engineer, PWD, Building Circle, KR Circle (total assets Rs 4,52,52,400); Syed Muneer Ahmed, assistant executive engineer (AEE), KRIDL, I/c EE, KRIDL office, Ramanagara (total assets Rs 5,48,60,898); and Manjesh B, member secretary and joint director of Town and Country Planning, Anekal Planning Authority, Anekal taluk (total assets Rs 3,18,20,920).
“The Karnataka Lokayukta police have conducted massive search operations across the state in connection with six disproportionate asset cases registered against six government officers in the Lokayukta police stations of Bengaluru city and Ramanagara,” the ombudsman said in a statement.