The Karnataka Lokayukta office.
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Mysuru: Lokayukta Police probed another retired IAS officer in connection with the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, that involves the name of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife.
Retired IAS officer S Palaiah appeared for an enquiry at the Lokayukta SP office in Mysuru, on Thursday.
Palaiah served as the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru in 2004-05 and briefly as Commissioner of MUDA.
It can be noted that during the purchase of the land on survey number 464 of Kesare village, by Siddaramaiah's brother-in-law B M Mallikarjuna Swamy from J Devaraju, Palaiah had signed a few documents related to land transfer.
Lokayukta SP T J Udesh-led team, investigating the MUDA alternative land allotment case, enquired Palaiah.
After the enquiry, Palaiah told media persons, "When the officials first issued a notice, I was unable to attend, due to other commitments. Today, I faced the enquiry. Officials asked me questions related to the documents that had I signed, concerning the land, and I have answered them”.
It may be recalled that another retired IAS officer and present Raichur MP Kumar Naik, who was DC of Mysuru earlier, appeared before the Lokayukta in Mysuru, on October 19.