Mysuru: Lokayukta sleuths of the Mysuru division this morning raided the office and residence of D. Nagesh, the Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zonal Office-5, located near Basavanagudi Circle, Hebbal. The raids were conducted on charges of possessing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. The anti-corruption team conducted simultaneous raids on nine…
Echo of ED, Lokayukta investigations: Anger erupts as MUDA public services paralysed
October 22, 2024Mysuru: Public protests flared up outside the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Office yesterday as citizens expressed outrage over the suspension of crucial services like site registration and house plan approvals. The disruption stems from ongoing investigations into site allotment irregularities by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Mysuru Lokayukta. Protesters claimed that the daily presence…
IPS cadre promotion
October 18, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru Lokayukta Superintendent of Police T.J. Udesh has been granted a promotion to the IPS cadre. Responding to this news, Udesh stated that the Government order was issued on the Sept. 12. However, he noted that the movement order was received only yesterday. In addition to Lokayukta SP Udesh, Mysuru City Deputy Commissioner of…
MUDA 50:50 site scam investigation:Fresh plaint to Governoron missing documents
October 15, 2024Lokayukta officers accused of deliberately slowing down probe by bowing to political pressure Mysuru: The ongoing Lokayukta investigation into MUDA site scam has taken a new twist, with Lokayukta officials being accused of deliberately slowing down probe under pressure from influential figures in State Government. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy,…
Judicial setback for CM as MLA Court orders FIR
September 26, 2024Lokayukta probe into illegal mining led to B.S. Yediyurappa resigning as CM in 2011 Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah encountered a second legal setback in as many days, with the Special Court for MLAs/MPs in Bengaluru yesterday approving an investigation against him in Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam. The first blow came on Tuesday,…
2017 Hinkal site allotment scam: Lokayukta issues notices to 18 MUDA officials
September 11, 2024Mysuru: A day after the Karnataka High Court postponed the hearing on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s petition challenging the legality of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam case to Sept. 12 (Thursday), the Lokayukta has issued notices to 18 officials over allegations of improper site allocations…
Labour Officer in Lokayukta net
July 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In an early morning shock, the Lokayukta sleuths from Bengaluru assisted by Mysuru Lokayukta Police conducted simultaneous raids on offices and houses of Mysuru District Labour Officer Chethan Kumar, following allegations of amassing wealth disproportionate to the known sources of his income, here this morning. Lokayukta sleuths arrived at Chethan’s residences in Dattagalli and…
CNNL Superintending Engineer’s house, office raided by Lokayukta
July 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Following complaints of having assets disproportionate to known sources of income, the Lokayukta sleuths raided the house and offices of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) Superintending Engineer Mahesh in city this morning. Guided by Karnataka Lokayukta DGP Prashanth Kumar Thakur, IGP Subramanyeshwara Rao and Mysuru Lokayukta In-charge SP Suresh Babu, raids were conducted by…
Lokayukta sleuths raid Hunsur RTO office
June 13, 2024Hunsur: Lokayukta sleuths raided the office of the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) of the town and recovered few documents that were allegedly kept in pending intentionally, yesterday. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Lokayukta SP V.J. Sajith said that raids were conducted following several complaints of documents being kept in pending with an intention to harass…
Lokayukta raids Mysore Palace ticket counters
May 24, 2024Seizes Rs. 4.10 lakh unaccounted cash Mysore/Mysuru: Lokayukta sleuths have unearthed a large scale corruption during its raid on Mysore Palace ticket counters yesterday. Following information about corruptions at the Palace entry gates and parking lot, a team of Lokayukta officials and staff raided the ticket counters of Mysore Palace during which they found Rs….
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