Bengaluru: Survey Supervisor taken in police custody over disproportionate assets case

KT Srinivasa Murthy was the Survey Supervisor with the KR Puram Taluk office. Lokayukta associated with the Bengaluru City Police conducted a raid on several properties belonging to him.

He is reported to have had 5 liquor licences. A total of 14 places across Bengaluru and Tumkuru were subject to raids. The unaccounted assets included a 2000 sq feet site in the Hennur Village with estimated worth amounting to Rs 83.45 lakh, a building under construction in the same plot whose estimated worth is Rs 60 lakh and a 1142 sq ft site at the Kothanur village whose estimated worth is Rs 10 lakh. His total assets amount to Rs 4.9 crore.

He had registered a newly constructed house in Lakkenahalli, Nelamangala in the name of his brother-in-law Pandu who had already passed away. He is alleged to have a good relationship with a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 

Srinivasa Murthy was an avid theatre performer and enthusiast. He performed the role of Sri Krishna in a drama titled “Kurukshetra” in March, 2017.

A police custody of 5 days has been granted with regard to this case on Wednesday.