Lokayukta raids on 10 government officers reveal assets worth Rs 23.20 crore

Well-placed sources said that during the raids, officials found gold and silver ornaments and cash in properties belonging to some of the officials.

Bengaluru: Raids by Lokayukta officials on 10 government officers in different parts of Karnataka on Wednesday revealed assets worth Rs 23.20 crore.

The search operations were held by the Karnataka Lokayukta Police in over 41 locations in Tumakuru, Mandya, Chikkamagaluru, Mysuru, Koppal, Vijayanagara, Ballari, Hassan, Chamarajanagara and Mangaluru in connection with disproportionate assets cases. The officers searched houses, offices and residences of the relatives of the 10 suspects.

The highest assets – both movable and immovable worth Rs 4.50 crore – were found at the properties belonging to Harsha H R, Executive Engineer, PWD, Mandya. Sleuths found that the suspect owned three sites, two houses and 15-30 acres of agricultural land valued at Rs 1.68 crore.

The suspect also had Rs 1.50 lakh in cash, Rs 10 lakh worth of ornaments, vehicles worth Rs 55 lakh and household articles worth Rs 2.15 crore.

During the searches at properties belonging to Renukamma, Range Forest Officer (RFO), Hoovina Hadagali Range, Forest Department, Vijayanagara, the Lokayukta police unearthed assets valued at Rs 2.77 crore.

Renukamma had two sites, two houses and 11 acres of agricultural land — all valued at Rs 1.91 crore. Lokayukta police also found Rs 2.09 lakh in cash, ornaments worth Rs 32 lakh, Rs 29 lakh worth of vehicles and household items worth Rs 23.08 lakh.

The other officials who were searched are A Hanumantharayappa, I/c Junior Engineer, (Civil), KRIDL subdivision, Tumakuru (total assets Rs 2,55,30,000); B Ravi, Asst. Prof/Director, Post Graduate Centre, Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari (total assets Rs 2,16,12,400); R R Bhaskar, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), Gescom (total assets Rs 1,74,84,796); P Ravi Kumar, AEE, PWD, Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitization, Head Office, Hunsuru SubDivision, Mysuru (total assets Rs 2,07,46,460); Nethravathi K R, Commercial Tax Officer, Office of the Commercial Tax Commissioner, Commercial Tax Department, Chikkamagaluru (total assets Rs 1,98,48,000); M N Yagnendra, AEE, Mysuru Development Authority (total assets Rs 1,06,12,900); Shanth Kumar H M, Executive Engineer(V), MRT Section, MESCOM, Attavara Mangaluru (total assets Rs 2,44,41,280); and Jaganath G P, Food Inspector, Hassan (total assets Rs 1,90,30,000).