Lokayukta raids 10 govt officials across Karnataka in DA case

Bengaluru, Jul 8 (PTI) The Karnataka Lokayukta on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations across the state against 10 government officials in connection with allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, officials said. Searches were carried out at the houses and premises linked to these officials in Bengaluru City, Bengaluru South, Raichur, Chitradurga, Tumakuru, Shivamogga and Kalaburagi, they said. According to Lokayukta, the officials against whom the raids were conducted are: Basangoud Patil, Executive Engineer at Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd in Raichur, Shankar M, Assistant Professor at Agriculture Engineering (Horticulture) University in Chitradurga, Duggappa B H, Range Forest Officer in Watershed Development Department in Chitradurga, Narendra Kumar, Executive Engineer at Public Works Department in Bengaluru. Among others were Praveen B Sri Hari, Superintendent Engineer, KRIDL, Bengaluru Range Office, Pushpa D R, Deputy Director (Administration) at Agricultural Produce Market Committee in Bengaluru. Madhusudhan N, Assistant Engineer at Minor Irrigation Department in Tumakuru, Thimme Gowda, PDO, RDPR, Kumbalagodu Panchayat, Bengaluru South, Kiran Angadi, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Research Division in Shivamogga and Amrut Rao, Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical) at GESCOM in Kalaburagi were also raided. Further investigation is underway. PTI AMP KH