Tag: G.T. Dinesh Kumar

Mobile tower for just Rs. 265 rent!
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Mobile tower for just Rs. 265 rent!

March 27, 2026

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
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‘Free internet’ claim cited to justify mobile tower deal

March 27, 2026

Mysore/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: Lokayukta Police get former Commissioner’s custody
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MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: Lokayukta Police get former Commissioner’s custody

December 11, 2025

Mysore/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
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MUDA 50:50 site scam: ED files prosecution complaint against former Commissioner

November 21, 2025

Bengaluru: 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
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Grilling leads to… Spilling

September 18, 2025

Ex-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
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ED gets Dinesh Kumar’s custody for 9 days

September 18, 2025

Bengaluru: 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…

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Arrested

September 17, 2025

Bengaluru: 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,…

Doc in shock over his site changing hands
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Doc in shock over his site changing hands

May 6, 2025

Wrong 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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