Lokayukta searches 11 premises in disproportionate assets case; assets worth ₹18.3 crore recovered from special land acquisition officer
The searches were carried out at the residences and office of Mallikarjuna B., Special Land Acquisition Officer, Subramanya Nagar, Guddadahalli, Hebbal, as well as the residences of his relatives.
On August 19, the Karnataka Lokayukta Police conducted simultaneous searches at over 11 locations in Bengaluru, connected to a Disproportionate Assets case filed against a government officer. The investigations took place at the residence and office of Mallikarjuna B., the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Subramanya Nagar, Guddadahalli, Hebbal, as well as the homes of his relatives.
The police discovered assets worth ₹18.3 crore during the searches. The officer was found to own two houses and an agricultural land parcel of 100 acres and five guntas, with the value of the immovable properties estimated at ₹14.2 crore. Additionally, the searches uncovered moveable assets worth ₹4.45 crore, including ₹2.5 crore in cash, gold and silver ornaments valued at ₹3.1 lakh, vehicles worth ₹15 lakh, bank balances totaling ₹1 crore, and household articles valued at ₹33.4 lakh.
The Lokayukta Police were prompted to initiate the disproportionate assets case following complaints about the officer's alleged acquisition of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Further verification and assessment of the seized and identified assets are anticipated to clarify the magnitude of the alleged disproportionate assets.
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