Mangalore: Lokayuta Raids Homes, Offices of Two Government Officials
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
Mangalore, Mar 18: The Lokayukta officials conducted raids on two government officials in Udupi and in the city on Thursday March 18, and found property and cash exceeding their income.
The raid was conducted by Sadananda Vernekar, deputy superintendent of police, Lokayutka department, and his team on the Udupi residence of N T Rajagopal, executive engineer, Minor Irrigation Department in the city.
The team has also detected four houses constructed in Ambagilu, Kannarapadi, Kinnibagilu in Udupi district, and a house in Shimoga district belonging to Rajagopal. The team also found gold and silver ornaments at the house.
The team later raided the minor irrigation department office in the city where it found two credit cards and Rs 20,000 in cash.
In another raid conducted by Udupi Lokayukta deputy superintendent of police Prabhudeva Mane on the house of Parameshwara, sub-registrar of Udupi, he was found to own two houses, four commercial complexes, 20 cents of land, and Rs 92,000 cash, which is more than his actual income.
The total value of properties gained through dishonest means is expected to be published by Justice N Santhosh Hegde, Lokayukta of the state.