Raids were conducted at seven districts including Belagavi, Bagalkote, Ballari, Udupi, Davanagere, Dharwad and Gadag, a press statement said.
According to the Lokayukta officials, the places raided were connected to Siddalingappa – District Manager at D Devaraj Urs Backward Abhivrudhi Nigama in Belagavi; Shaila Subash Tatrani, First Division Assistant of Grameen Abhivrudhi and Panchyatraj Department in Bagalkote; and Amin Mukthar Ahmed, Superintendent Engineer of PWD in Ballari.
Other government officials who were targetted in the raids are: Ramkrishna, PDO at Grama Panchayat Bada Village, Shiggaon Haveri; Girish Rao, Accountant at MESCOM in Karkala; Gangadhar Shirol, Project Director at Nirmiti Kendra, Gadag; and H Suresh, Chief Engineer of PWD, Communication and Building (N) Zone in Dharwad, the officials added in the statement. PTI AMP ADB
