Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Oct 5: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials here conducted search operations on the residences and offices of three government servants in the state based on complaints of amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. During the raids conducted on Friday October 4, huge quantity of movable and non-movable assets were recovered.

The raids were conducted against S Murthy, secretary of Vidhana Sabha secretariat who is currently under suspension, K Hanumanthappa, executive engineer of Hoovina Hadagali panchayat raj executive engineer, and Panchayat Raj engineering subdivision, Humnabad's junior engineer Vijay Reddy.

The search operations were conducted in a total of 16 places simultaneously.

During the searches, a house in Sadavashivanagar, two flats in an apartment comlplex in HMT Colony, three house sites in three places in the city, two acres of land in Devanahalli, coffee plantation in 11 acres 85 cents in Kodagu, 40 grams of gold ornaments, three cars, three motor bikes, five bank accounts and a locker were found.

K Hanumanthappa owns two residential houses in M G Nagar at Hospet, a house in Hoovina Hadagali, a school building in Nagathi Basapur, three sites, 12 acres 37 cents of land, 330 grams of gold ornaments, 277 grams of silver valuables, a car, two school buses, three motor bikes, Rs 90,000 in cash, Rs 43 lac by way of bank deposits, and household equipment worth Rs 23.97 lac.

Vijay Reddy owns two houses, two shops and four sites in Humnabad, 29.09 acres agricultural land, 981 grams gold, 717 grams silver valuables, a car, two motor bikes, Rs 1.27 lac in cash, Rs 30,000 deposit, and Rs 31.55 lac rupees worth of household equipment.

The ACB officials are verifying the properties owned by the accused and investigation is continuing, officials said.