Lokayukta raids 13 locations in Bengaluru over ₹250-crore civil works scam linked to RR Nagar

Lokayukta officials carried out raids at 13 locations in Bengaluru over an alleged ₹250-crore civil works scam in RR Nagar constituency, following a complaint filed by former MP D.K. Suresh.

In a major anti-corruption operation, the Karnataka Lokayukta on Tuesday raided 13 locations across Bengaluru in connection with an alleged ₹250-crore scam related to civil works carried out in and around Rajarajeshwari (RR) Nagar constituency between 2019 and 2020.

The raids followed a complaint filed by former MP D.K. Suresh, leading to the registration of a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The complaint accused several engineers from the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), now under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), of large-scale misappropriation of public funds meant for civic works, including roads, drains, and infrastructure maintenance.

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Superintendent of Police, Lokayukta City Wing, Shivaprakash Devaraj, confirmed that court-issued warrants were obtained before the searches were conducted. He said, “The complainant named nine officials from the former BBMP in the FIR. Some of them have retired now. They are accused of indulging in corruption during civil works in RR Nagar. We have seized several documents related to these works, and they will be examined carefully before the next course of action is decided.”

As of now, no arrests or detentions have been made, but the officials’ homes and offices were searched for records, bills, and work-related files.

Those named in the FIR include:

•    Doddaiah, Chief Engineer, TVCC Cell
•    Satish, Assistant Executive Engineer, BBMP (now GBA) Headquarters
•    Vijay Kumar, Chief Engineer, RR Nagar Zone
•    Shilpa, Assistant Engineer
•    Mohan, Executive Engineer
•    Bharati, Additional Executive Engineer
•    Basavaraj, Executive Engineer and Additional Executive Engineer
•    Siddaramaiah, Assistant Engineer, RR Nagar Zone
•    Umesh, Assistant Executive Engineer, Laggere Sub-Division

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Officials said the accused are alleged to have inflated project costs, forged records, and diverted funds during road and drainage works in the RR Nagar area. The seized materials include financial documents, work files, and tender papers, which will undergo scrutiny to determine the extent of the irregularities.