Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths raid 17 officers accused of amassing disproportionate assets

Vartha Bharati | 30-10-2023 | 12:30:00 IST

Bengaluru (PTI): Lokayukta sleuths in Karnataka on Monday raided more than 70 locations belonging to 17 government officials accused of allegedly amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income.

Lokayukta sources said a huge amount of cash, gold, immovable properties, luxury vehicles, investment in land, stocks, and expensive gadgets were detected.

Several teams of Lokayukta police assisted by the jurisdictional police carried out the searches in a pre-dawn swoop, a senior Lokayukta official said.

The Inspector General of Police (Lokayukta) Dr A Subramanyeahwara told PTI: “We have registered 17 cases against public servants across Karnataka. These raids are going on at 70-odd locations”.

These raids were carried out in Bengaluru, Mandya, Raichur, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Chitradurga, Ballari, Tumakuru, Udupi, Hassan, Belagavi, Davangere and Haveri districts, according to Lokayukta sources.

Searches and investigations are underway, they said.

VIDEO | Karnataka Lokayukta conducts raids at residences of government officials and BBMP officials over allegations of disproportionate assets. Visuals from Belagavi and Hassan districts. pic.twitter.com/M0aBOkgMlZ

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Hindus have consolidated, BJP will cross 135 seats in WB: Suvendu Adhikari after early trends

04-05-2026 ¦ 04-05-2026 IST

Suvendu Adhikari | Photo Credit : PTI

Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he was confident that the Bharatiya Janata Party would form the government in West Bengal as early counting trends began to emerge.

Speaking after initial trends in the ongoing vote counting, Adhikari said the party was expecting to win more than 135 seats in the state.

He also claimed that Hindu votes had consolidated in favour of the BJP, which, according to him, would translate into victory for the party.

Counting of votes is currently underway, and official results are awaited.