Lokayukta raid on retired veterinary varsity officer yields Rs 4.38 crore assets

Bidar: Lokayukta searches revealed Rs crore in disproportionate assets linked to Suresh K L, the retired finance controller at the Bidar-based Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University.

The Lokayukta police carried out simultaneous searches at the retired officer's premises in Bidar and Bengaluru on Tuesday.

During the raids, immovable assets worth Rs 3.36 crore, which includes two plots, as many houses and an agricultural land measuring 3 acres and 34 guntas, were identified. The officer, a native of Hassan, is found to have amassed movable assets worth Rs 1.02 crore, including gold jewellery worth Rs 23,76 lakh and vehicles worth Rs 46 lakh.

According to the Lokayukta officials, the retired officer has acquired disproportionate assets worth Rs 3.42 crore. A case has been registered at Bidar Lokayukta police station.