BENGALURU: The Lokayukta police raided 25 places of four state government officials on Thursday and found assets worth Rs 26.66 crore disproportionate to their known sources of income.
Among them, Krishnaveni MC, senior geologist, Mangaluru, against whom a case was registered by Chikkaballapura Lokayukta police, was allegedly found owning assets worth Rs 11.93 crore. This includes three sites valued at Rs 10.41 crore, one flat at Yelahanka in Bengaluru, one commercial complex under construction, 26 acres of coffee estate and movable assets of Rs 1.51 crore, including Rs 56,450 cash, ornaments worth Rs 66.71 lakh, vehicles valued at Rs 60 lakh and household articles valued at Rs 24.40 lakh.
Mahesh, MD of Kaveri Neeravari Nigama Niyamitha, Bengaluru, was allegedly found possessing assets worth Rs 6.89 crore. They included 25 sites, one house and 25 acres of agricultural land worth Rs 4.76 crore and movable assets of Rs 1.82 lakh in cash, ornaments worth Rs 15 lakh, vehicles valued at Rs 25 lakh and household articles worth Rs 1.71 crore.
Excise official ‘owning’ assets worth Rs 4.37 crore
Mohan K, superintendent of excise, office of the Commissioner of Excise, Bengaluru South, allegedly owned assets worth Rs 4.37 crore.
They included three sites, two houses and two acres and 25 guntas of agricultural land worth Rs 3.22 crore. In addition, he owned movable assets worth Rs 1.15 crore, including Rs 1.17 lakh cash, Rs 44.58 lakh worth ornaments, vehicles valued at Rs 35 lakh and Rs 35 lakh bank deposits. Thippeswamy NK, director, Town and Country Planning, Bengaluru, allegedly owned assets worth Rs 3.38 crore.
They included one site, two houses, seven acres and five guntas of agricultural land worth Rs 2.55 crore and movable assets worth Rs 87.98 lakh, including Rs 8 lakh cash, ornaments valued at Rs 58.73 lakh, vehicles valued at Rs 29.10 lakh and household articles worth Rs 15,000.
