Bengaluru, April 24, 2023: Ahead of the Karnataka Assembly election on May 10, the state Lokayukta has conducted a raid at a civic body official’s house in Bengaluru in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
According to sources, the Lokayukta officials reached Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Assistant Director Town Planning (ADTP) Gangadharaiah’s house on Monday morning and conducted searches.
They said officials had seized classified documents and jewellery which were not accounted for.
Meanwhile, the Income Tax department conducted raids at two residential premises of former Congress leader Gangadhar Gowda and an educational institution in Belthangady of Dakshina Kannada.
The education institution belongs to Gangadhar Gowda’s son, Ranjan Gowda.
Gowda had quit the BJP and joined Congress in 2018. He recently announced withdrawal from politics following the denial of a ticket for the Karnataka Assembly polls.
Courtesy: India Today