Lokayukta court sentences ACF to 3 years for possessing disproportionate assets
The investigation established that he had allegedly accumulated ₹1,35,29,714.37 worth of disproportionate assets.
In a three-year prison sentence for possessing disproportionate assets, an Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) named M.S. Ravikumar was found guilty by a city court in India. The Lokayukta court in Karnataka handed down the sentence in 2026, citing a case registered in 2014. Ravikumar, who was serving in Bengaluru's Planning Branch at Aranya Bhavan at the time, was accused of having assets worth ₹1,35,29,714.37, which far exceeded his known sources of income.
The Lokayukta's Bengaluru City Police registered the case under Sections 13(1)(e) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, following allegations of disproportionate asset possession. The investigation led to a chargesheet being filed before the Lokayukta Special Court, which subsequently delivered the verdict on October 5, 2026.
If Ravikumar fails to pay the fine of ₹1.38 crore, he will serve an additional year of simple imprisonment upon his release.
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