Overview

• Lokayukta police simultaneously raided 25 locations tied to five officers, targeting their homes, offices and relatives’ properties in Bengaluru, Chitradurga, Chikkaballapur and Hassan.
• Investigators recovered movable and immovable assets valued at Rs 24.44 crore, including multiple sites, houses, farmland, vehicles, cash, gold ornaments and bank deposits.
• Senior Assistant Horticulture Director Omprakash held the largest haul worth Rs 6.26 crore, with two sites, two houses, land parcels, jewelry, vehicles and fixed deposits.
• Executive engineer Jayanna R. and junior engineer Anjaneya Murthy M. were found with disproportionate assets of Rs 6.28 crore and Rs 5.77 crore respectively, underscoring major income discrepancies.
• The July 29 operations build on a July 23 sweep that unearthed over Rs 9 crore from an IAS officer and additional crores from other state officials.