ED widens MUDA scam probe, attaches properties worth ₹100 crore
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK Bengaluru, June 10: Bengaluru’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday attached 92 immovable properties worth approximately Rs 100 crore…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Bengaluru, June 10: Bengaluru’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday attached 92 immovable properties worth approximately Rs 100 crore in connection with the ongoing MUDA corruption probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The scam, which centers around illegal allotments of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites, allegedly involves top Karnataka officials, including current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and former MUDA commissioners like GT Dinesh Kumar.
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The ED action follows an FIR registered by the Lokayukta Police, Mysore, under IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
According to the ED, dummy entities and individuals—fronts for influential figures and MUDA officials—received fraudulent allotments of valuable compensation sites.
The probe uncovered that bribes were collected in the form of cash, bank transfers, and property, routed through cooperative societies and associates’ accounts. These illegal gains were then reinvested to purchase several of the very sites being allotted.
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Investigators also found evidence of fake or incomplete documentation, backdated allotment letters, and blatant violations of government guidelines used to facilitate the scam.
Tuesday’s action adds to an earlier attachment of 160 MUDA sites valued at roughly Rs 300 crore, bringing the total value of assets seized in the case to nearly Rs 400 crore.
