ACB conducts raids against government officials across 17 locations in Karnataka

According to the anti-corruption bureau of the Karnataka police, the officials under question are R Shridhar, additional registrar of a co-operative society in Bengaluru and Bisetappa, additional director of town planning in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, East.

The anti-corruption bureau of the Karnataka police conducted raids at 17 locations across the state as part of its investigations against five government officials on Friday, the organisation said.

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“ACB teams are conducting raids across the state since early morning,” the ACB said in a release. “[Searches are] on at Bengaluru, Chintamani, Mysuru, Hunasuru, Udupi, Davanagere, Chikkamagaluru, Mangaluru and Karwar,” it said.

According to the bureau, the officials under question are R Shridhar, additional registrar of a co-operative society in Bengaluru and Bisetappa, additional director of town planning in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, East.

Hamsaveni, deputy director of agriculture, Davanagere, D Manjunmathaiah, a reader at the Government College of Teachers Education in Mangaluru and K Mani, junior engineer at the Mysuru Urban Development Authority are also being searched.