Lokayukta raids 13 officials including Mangaluru City Municipal Commissioner Anand
Bengaluru (PTI): Mangaluru city Municipal Commissioner C L Anand was among the 13 government officials raided by Lokayukta sleuths in Karnataka on Friday, in connection with disproportionate assets cases.
A Lokayukta official said that Anand is a senior grade Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS) officer who was posted as Mangaluru city corporation commissioner in June, 2023.
The government had transferred him on July 4 after which he appealed to the state government against it. Subsequently, on July 9, his transfer was cancelled.
Apart from Anand, the premises of Hebbagodi city Municipal Council Commissioner in Bengaluru Rural district and KAS officer K Narasimha Murthy were raided by Lokayukta sleuths.
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The Additional Director in the Industries and Commerce Department C T Muddu Kumar, who is on deputation as the Chief Operating Officer in the Invest Karnataka Forum, too was the target of Lokayukta sleuths.
Yadgir Zilla Panchayat Project Director Balwant Rathod, Senior Veterinary Officer in Bengaluru Rural district R Siddappa, Commercial Taxes Joint Commissioner Ramesh Kumar, Legal Metrology Deputy Controller Athhar Ali, Antargange Gram Panchayat president Nagesh B Gowda in Bhadravati Taluk of Shivamogga district, Horticulture Department Deputy Director Prakash and Mandya Labour Officer Chetan Kumar were among those raided on Friday.
According to the official, the raids were carried out in Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Shimoga, Yadgiri and Kalaburgi.
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2 Indian nationals accused of drug trafficking arrested in Nepal
Kathmandu (PTI): Two Indian nationals were among three arrested on Tuesday in Nepal's Lumbini province in connection with drug trafficking, police said.
The arrests were made in the Rupandehi district bordering India. The arrested individuals were identified as Arun Kumar, 18 and Binaya Pandey, 20, hailing from Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh.
A Nepali national, Bishal Yadav, was also arrested, according to the police.
The police recovered 3,300 ampules of Phenergan, Diazepam and Brufen, the drugs known to cause drowsiness and dizziness from their possession.
They were coming from across the border using a motorcycle registered in India to transport the narcotic drugs, they said.
Further investigation into the matter has been launched.
