MUDA scam: ED officials conclude scrutinising documents at places linked to 3 people in Mysuru

Mysuru: Officials of the Enforcement Directorate who are investigating the case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah related to alleged irregularities in Mysuru Urban Development Authority(MUDA) site allocations, completed searching documents at the three people's places in Mysuru. 

Since Monday (October 28), a team of over 30 ED officials have been searching documents in places related to Rakesh Papanna, Jayaram, and Tejas Gowda, the source said. 

They completed searching documents at the house of a close confidant of CM, former Zilla Panchayat member Rakesh Papanna at Hinkal in Mysuru on Tuesday evening (October 29). 

They also completed examining the documents at the office of MMG Constructions owned by a real estate developer Jayaram near Vijaya Bank Circle in Kuvempunagar, on Wednesday (October 30). 

They also finished scrutinising the documents at the house of Tejas Gowda, a realtor and brother-in-law of former MUDA Commissioner G T Dinesh in Vijaynagar's fourth Stage on Wednesday. 

Meanwhile, in Bengaluru, ED officials reportedly searched documents from the residence, office, bank lockers of N Manjunath in JP Nagar and Dollars Colony.

They even reportedly searched documents in the houses of former MUDA Commissioners G T Dinesh Kumar in Banasawadi and D B Natesh in Malleshwaram 10th cross in Bengaluru. 

The officials reportedly left Mysuru on Wednesday, and are likely to resume the investigations after the Deepavali festival, sources said. 

Mysuru-based RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna had lodged a complaint with ED against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah related to 14 alternative sites allotted by MUDA on a 50:50 basis in Vijayanagar's third and fourth stage in Mysuru, as compensation to Parvathi (Siddaramaiah's wife).

Parvathi had got those sites from MUDA, for reportedly parting her 3.16 acre on survey number 464 of Kesare village in Mysuru taluk, without acquiring it.

Based on Krishna's complaint, ED is investigating under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (15 of 2003) in the case. 

In the wake of various developments, Parvathi returned all those sites to MUDA on October 1. Sub-registrar at the Additional District Registrar Office completed the process and released sites back to MUDA on October 3.