Overview

• Karnataka High Court on July 1 ordered a full-scale CBI inquiry into the Valmiki ST Development Corporation, instructing the SIT to hand over all probe documents.
• The directive expands the scope beyond initial SIT findings, which had cleared former minister B. Nagendra of wrongdoing.
• BJP figures Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and Aravind Limbavali secured the central investigation by filing a petition alleging widespread fund misappropriation.
• In June, the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax Department raided sites tied to Congress MP E. Tukaram and three state MLAs under PMLA provisions.
• Authorities allege that diverted funds financed parts of the 2024 Lok Sabha campaign in Bellary after being funneled through shell companies.