Lokayukta searches 11 premises in disproportionate assets case; assets worth ₹18.3 crore recovered from special land acquisition officer
As well as the residences of his relatives, lokayukta searches 11 premises in disproportionate assets case; assets worth ₹18.3 crore recovered from special land acquisition officer The searches were carried out at the residences and office of Mallikarjuna B., Special…
As well as the residences of his relatives, lokayukta searches 11 premises in disproportionate assets case; assets worth ₹18.3 crore recovered from special land acquisition officer The searches were carried out at the residences and office of Mallikarjuna B., Special Land Acquisition Officer, Subramanya Nagar, Guddadahalli, Hebbal.
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Key points
- According to the Lokayukta, the searches made public immoveable and moveable assets worth ₹18.3 crore.
- The officer was discovered to possess two houses and 100 acres and five guntas of agricultural land, with the total value of the immoveable properties estimated at ₹14.2 crore.
- Further verification and assessment of the seized and identified assets are projected to determine the extent of the alleged disproportionate assets.
In practice, the Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Wednesday (August 19) conducted simultaneous searches at more than 11 locations in Bengaluru in connection with a Disproportionate Assets case registered against a administration officer.
Notably, the officer was discovered to possess two houses and 100 acres and five guntas of agricultural land, with the total value of the immoveable properties estimated at ₹14.2 crore. The searches additionally resulted in the detection of moveable assets valued at ₹4.45 crore. These included ₹2.5 crore in cash, gold and silver ornaments worth ₹3.1 lakh, vehicles valued at ₹15 lakh, bank balances of ₹1 crore and household articles worth ₹33.4 lakh.
After complaints regarding the alleged accumulation of assets disproportionate to the officer's known sources of income, the Lokayukta Police remarked the disproportionate assets case had been registered at the Lokayukta Police Station.
Taken together, the developments around lokayukta searches 11 premises in disproportionate assets case; assets worth ₹18.3 crore point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
