ED Attaches ₹300 Crore in Properties in MUDA Scam Linked to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

The Enforcement Directorate alleges misuse of political influence and money laundering in land allotments involving the Chief Minister and others.

The ED has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties valued at ₹300 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The investigation centers on allegations that Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah used political influence to secure 14 high-value plots for his wife in exchange for low-value land acquired by MUDA.
The attached properties are linked to real estate businessmen and dummy individuals allegedly involved in laundering proceeds of the scam.
Former MUDA commissioner D B Natesh is accused of playing a key role in the illegal allotments, with evidence of illicit payments and property acquisitions uncovered.
The BJP has called for Siddaramaiah's resignation, citing the ED's findings as validation of systemic corruption and demanding a deeper probe by the CBI.