ED conducts searches in MUDA scam case
The ED carried out raids at the MUDA office in Mysuru and other locations, along with personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
New Delhi, October 18
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches in connection with a money laundering case involving the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), in which Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his family members, and others have been booked.
The ED carried out raids at the MUDA office in Mysuru and other locations, along with personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
ED officials are examining MUDA documents at the Mysuru office, with local officials present.
The agency filed an enforcement case information report (ECIR) against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and others, acting on a recent FIR filed by the Lokayukta. He is under investigation by both the Lokayukta and the ED for alleged irregularities related to the allotment of 14 plots to his wife by MUDA.
The ED has also booked his wife, Parvathi B M, and his brother-in-law, Mallikarjuna Swamy.
