<p>Back to back lavish weddings, a residential house cum commercial complex, valuables including jewellery and gold biscuit and coin among several other movable and immovable properties have been unearthed following a Lokayukta raid on Mandya Assistant Director for Kannada and Culture, K N Anne Gowda.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Anne Gowda was about leave for his morning stroll, on Thursday, when the Lokayukta sleuths — led by SP Narayan Swamy — knocked on the door of his house near RMP Colony, at Kuvempunagar, in the city.<br /><br />Sources told Deccan Herald, Gowda, who holds full charge at Mandya office, and additional charge at Chamarajanagar, had kept Rs 5 lakh in cash and 1.5 kg silver articles in a locker (65E) at Karnataka Bank, J P Nagar branch. The account was opened on February 6, 2010. <br /><br />In another locker at Canara Bank, Kuvempunagar branch, he had stashed a gold coin and a biscuit, weighing 50 grams, along with 129 grams of jewellery — including ear rings, chains, etc.<br /><br />At his house, the raid party found Rs 2 lakh in cash, a Santro car and a Volkswagen.<br />Interestingly, Gowda had arranged the reception of his engineer son, who entered into a wedlock with a civil service officer, at Hotel Lalith Mahal Palace on May 24. Earlier, the engagement ceremony was held at a star hotel here. A few months ago, Gowda had arranged the wedding ceremony of his daughter, a doctor, with a doctor groom in a lavish manner.<br /><br />Gowda had converted his MIG house into a commercial complex named ‘A G Complex’, renting two shops to one party and a part of the other end to the ATM kiosk of a prominent bank on the ground floor. The first floor had been rented to a software company, that remains vacant now. He was living with his family in another portion on the ground floor.<br /><br />Gowda had bought a six acre plot at Kuppegala in the year 2006 and a house in Bengaluru, which has been rented out.<br /><br />With five years left in service, Gowda originally belongs to the Education department. He was deputed to the Kannada and Culture department and had served in Mysuru earlier. <br />The officials are expected to submit a final report on Monday.<br /> </p>
<p>Back to back lavish weddings, a residential house cum commercial complex, valuables including jewellery and gold biscuit and coin among several other movable and immovable properties have been unearthed following a Lokayukta raid on Mandya Assistant Director for Kannada and Culture, K N Anne Gowda.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Anne Gowda was about leave for his morning stroll, on Thursday, when the Lokayukta sleuths — led by SP Narayan Swamy — knocked on the door of his house near RMP Colony, at Kuvempunagar, in the city.<br /><br />Sources told Deccan Herald, Gowda, who holds full charge at Mandya office, and additional charge at Chamarajanagar, had kept Rs 5 lakh in cash and 1.5 kg silver articles in a locker (65E) at Karnataka Bank, J P Nagar branch. The account was opened on February 6, 2010. <br /><br />In another locker at Canara Bank, Kuvempunagar branch, he had stashed a gold coin and a biscuit, weighing 50 grams, along with 129 grams of jewellery — including ear rings, chains, etc.<br /><br />At his house, the raid party found Rs 2 lakh in cash, a Santro car and a Volkswagen.<br />Interestingly, Gowda had arranged the reception of his engineer son, who entered into a wedlock with a civil service officer, at Hotel Lalith Mahal Palace on May 24. Earlier, the engagement ceremony was held at a star hotel here. A few months ago, Gowda had arranged the wedding ceremony of his daughter, a doctor, with a doctor groom in a lavish manner.<br /><br />Gowda had converted his MIG house into a commercial complex named ‘A G Complex’, renting two shops to one party and a part of the other end to the ATM kiosk of a prominent bank on the ground floor. The first floor had been rented to a software company, that remains vacant now. He was living with his family in another portion on the ground floor.<br /><br />Gowda had bought a six acre plot at Kuppegala in the year 2006 and a house in Bengaluru, which has been rented out.<br /><br />With five years left in service, Gowda originally belongs to the Education department. He was deputed to the Kannada and Culture department and had served in Mysuru earlier. <br />The officials are expected to submit a final report on Monday.<br /> </p>
