Overview

• The ED issued a provisional order attaching movable and immovable assets worth Rs 1.32 crore belonging to Congress MLA K Y Nanjegowda and other accused.
• Investigators filed a formal money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act based on alleged proceeds from manipulated hiring.
• Searches uncovered original and tampered OMR sheets, WhatsApp messages recommending candidates and evidence of procedural lapses at KOMUL and Mangalore University.
• The agency referred its findings to Karnataka Lokayukta Police and lodged a complaint in the special court for trial of MP and MLA cases.
• Officials allege that Nanjegowda orchestrated the scheme to generate Rs 1.56 crore and personally enriched himself by Rs 80 lakh.