₹25 lakh seized from house of suspended official
The Hindu
Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday raided a house in Amruth Nagar, owned by Devendrappa, the now suspended Assistant Director, Town Planning, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, who is under investigation for allegedly taking a bribe of over ₹20 lakh. They also raided the Halasuru residence of his close aide, Srinivasa Murthy.
“During the raids, we recovered around ₹25 lakh in cash, documents of bank deposits amounting to ₹45 lakh, household items valued at ₹10 lakh, and 680 gram of silver articles,” said a senior official. The team also found a document of a site in Kempegowda Layout, four four-wheelers and one bike.
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