{
  "id": 6408501,
  "title": "ED Raids 18 Premises Linked To Satish Jarkiholi Family Over Alleged ₹720 Crore Foreign Investments In South African Mining",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ed-raids-18-premises-linked-to-satish-jarkiholi-family-over-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T09:39:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/ed-raids-18-premises-linked-to-satish-jarkiholi-family-over-alleged-720-crore-foreign-investments-in-south-african-mining"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted pre-dawn raids on 18 premises across Bengaluru, Belagavi, and Goa, targeting the Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi and his family members. The raids began around 4 am and are ongoing. ED officials are investigating alleged foreign investments totaling around ₹720 crore made by Satish Jarkiholi's sister Lakshmi and her son Rahul, who have invested in an iron ore mining company in South Africa. Lakshmi and Rahul have no known source of income. The ED is examining all relevant documents and questioning the family members. The Congress in Karnataka has condemned the raid, alleging it is politically motivated, while the Karnataka Home Minister and Chief Minister have expressed concern over potential further raids on their party leaders.",
  "summary": "Bengaluru: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) raided 18 premises across Bengaluru, Belagavi and Goa, belonging to the Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi and his family members. #BREAKING ED searches underway at 18 locations linked to Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi, his daughter and Congress MP Priyanka Jarkiholi, family members, associates and their businesses ED says it has…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}