Illegal assets worth crores unearthed in raid on survey official

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: During a raid on Tuesday, the Lokayukta police searched 14 locations in the city and in Tumakuru linked to survey supervisor KT Srinivas Murthy, including the taluk office at KR Puram, in connection with acquiring illegal assets.

The searches revealed a site at Andrahalli, another site in his sister’s name, a land in the name of his wife, bars and hotels in the name of his brother, apart from businesses in the name of Balaji Enterprises.

Five liquor licences were also found in his house. The Lokayukta police have uncovered a site worth Rs 2.70 lakh at Andrahalli, another site worth Rs 83.45 lakh in the name of his sister KT Pushpalatha at Hennur village, five guntas of land worth Rs 5 lakh at Rayapura village in the name of his wife Rajeshwari, a hotel with CL-7 liquor licence worth Rs 50 lakh in the name of his wife and brother, another hotel and boarding facility with CL-7 licence, worth Rs 50 lakh, at Banavara in Tumakuru, a bar valued at Rs 20 lakh at Nanjegowdana Palya in Tumakuru in the name of his sister, another bar and restaurant worth Rs 25 lakh in the name of his brother KT Venkategowda at Byrasandra in Tumakuru, another hotel and lodging along with CL-7 licence, worth Rs 40 lakh, in the name of his wife Rajeshwari, a car worth Rs 10 lakh, all valued at about Rs 3.53 crore.

The Lokayukta police also found out that Srinivas Murthy was building a house at a cost of Rs 60 lakh in Hennur and a site valued at around Rs 10 lakh in Kothanur.

It now remains to be seen how the legal proceedings will progress as the authorities continue to gather evidence and scrutinise the properties in question.