Mysore/Mysuru: The controversy surrounding former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar has deepened with a fresh revelation. It has now emerged that he permitted a private firm to install a mobile tower atop MUDA’s Vijayanagar First Stage commercial complex for a monthly rent of just Rs. 265. The beleaguered officer has already…
‘Free internet’ claim cited to justify mobile tower deal
March 27, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In justifying the token rent of Rs. 265, former MUDA Commissioner Dinesh Kumar reportedly stated that the private telecom company would provide free internet services to the public. However, the claim has raised doubts. Telecom operators have steadily increased tariffs in recent years, with a handful of dominant players controlling the market and periodically…
MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: Court grants default bail to former Commissioner
March 17, 2026Lokayukta Police fail to file charge sheet against G.T. Dinesh Kumar even after mandatory 90 days Mysore/Mysuru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru has granted bail to G.T. Dinesh Kumar, former Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), now rebranded as Mysuru Development Authority (MDA). The bail comes as a major relief to…
MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: Lokayukta Police get former Commissioner’s custody
December 11, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar has been remanded to the custody of the Lokayukta Police for further investigation, following an order from the Court. The Mysuru Lokayukta Police had moved an application before the Special Court for People’s Representatives in Bengaluru, seeking his custody to conduct a deeper probe…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: ED files prosecution complaint against former Commissioner
November 21, 2025Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, has filed a prosecution complaint against G.T. Dinesh Kumar, former Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), before the Special Court for criminal cases against present and former MPs and MLAs. The case pertains to the alleged MUDA site allotment scam, booked under the Prevention of Money…
Grilling leads to… Spilling
September 18, 2025Ex-MUDA Commissioner interrogated by ED, reveals names of Netas & Babus Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority – MDA) Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, who faces allegations of flouting regulations to allocate premium residential sites under intense pressure from influential political and …
ED gets Dinesh Kumar’s custody for 9 days
September 18, 2025Bengaluru: In a major development in MUDA scam, a Bengaluru Court has remanded former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for 9 days. Officials said that they have obtained crucial bank documents and transaction records, which indicate suspicious fund transfers. To unravel the full scope of the conspiracy, the ED requested…
Arrested
September 17, 2025Bengaluru: In a significant development more than a year after the mega Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 sites scam broke out, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar in connection with the scam. According to sources, the ED, which has intensified its probe into the multi-crore MUDA sites scam,…
City Court orders FIR against former MUDA Commissioner D.B. Natesh
September 17, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In another development coming hours after the arrest of former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar in connection with the MUDA 50:50 site scam, a city Court has ordered to register an FIR against another former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh under various IPC Sections for the offences allegedly committed by him (Natesh). Natesh had…
Doc in shock over his site changing hands
May 6, 2025Wrong allottee building a cafe on doctor’s site, adding steam to controversy that gets hotter Mysuru: There seems to be no end to the string of blatant corruption cases tumbling out of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) shelves. G.T. Dinesh Kumar, the former MUDA Commissioner, already under the scanner for large-scale irregularities under the…










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