Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
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Mysuru: In the case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others related to Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment on 50:50 ratio, the third accused, CM Siddaramaiah's brother-in-law B M Mallikarjunswamy, appeared before Lokayukta for the second time on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
In the MUDA case, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife Parvathi B M are also accused.
They too were questioned by the investigating team.
Ex-MUDA Commissioner S Palaiah also appeared before Lokayukta on Wednesday morning.
Fourth accused, J Devaraju, who sold the land to Mallikarjunswamy is expected to appear before Lokayukta on Wednesday.
Lokayukta Police are investigating the case, based on an FIR filed against Siddaramaiah and others, on September 27.
On September 25, a special court in Bengaluru for cases involving elected representatives directed the jurisdictional Lokayukta Police, in Mysuru, to initiate an investigation against Siddaramaiah and others on the basis of a complaint filed by Mysuru-based RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna.