Bengaluru 8 May

The Karnataka Lokayukta on Thursday launched a state-wide operation against four government officials suspected of possessing disproportionate assets, with one of the key raids taking place in the city’s Mahadevapura area.

According to the Lokayukta, the places raided were connected to Suresh Babu G, Survey Supervisor in the office of the Additional Director, Land Records in Kolar Taluk in Kolar district; Raja Venkatappa Nayak, Taluk Health Officer, Taluk Health office, Surpur in Yadgir district and MB Ravi, Assistant Executive Engineer, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board in Davangere; and G Srinivas Murthy, Assistant Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Mahadevapura.

Based on specific intelligence inputs, sources in the Lokayukta police said the operation began early morning and many incriminating documents, unaccounted money and valuables were found from the locations which were searched. Further legal procedings will follow once the seized material is scrutinised, officials said.