Karnataka Lokayukta raids homes of three Bengaluru officials over illegal assets
The Lokayukta is continuing its investigation and is expected to examine documents and property records seized during the searches.The raids are part of a broader and sustained crackdown by the Karnataka Lokayukta in recent months. In June 2025, the anti-corruption agency conducted extensive searches at 45 locations across the state, seizing assets worth over Rs 34.90 crore from eight government officials accused of possessing disproportionate wealth. The coordinated operation was carried out in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Kalaburagi, Dharwad, Hassan, Gadag, Shivamogga, and Chikkamagaluru.The Lokayukta had conducted a similar raid in April against a government engineer in Ballari; assets worth over Rs 8 crore were recovered, including luxury cars, properties and gold in that raid.In March, too, Karnataka Lokayukta Police conducted raids across the state in connection with disproportionate assets cases against eight government officers. Two of the accused government officers were from Bengaluru and one each from Kolar, Kalaburgi, Davanagere, Tumakuru, Bagalakote and Vijayapura.- Ends
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