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Bangalore, 6 October (IANS) has attacked the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bangalore Zonal Office, Sanskrit Massuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, and has attacked an immovable property worth Rs 40.08 crore under the provision of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife have been nominated as accused number one and two in the case.
In a statement, the ED said, “Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bangalore Zonal Office has provided 34 immovable properties, in which the market value of Mada sites is in relation to the Muda scam case under the provisions of prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on 4 October.”
The agency launched an investigation on the basis of FIR registered by Lokayukta Police, Mysore in case of mass scam in the allocation of the site by the Massuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
The ED investigation revealed the path and level of unfair satisfaction received by former Commissioner of Mada GT Dinesh Kumar. Such income of crime was used to buy immovable properties in the name of Dinesh Kumar’s relatives/colleagues. Further investigation also revealed illegal allocation of 31 MUDA sites by Dinesh Kumar.
The discovery in this case was made by Ed on October 10, 2024 and October 28, 2024. Searchs revealed that sites were allocated in gross violation of dated March 14, 2023, government orders 27 October 2023, Karnataka Urban Development Officers (knights for liver) for voluntary surrender of land) Rules, 1991.
In addition, the search action also revealed a deep connivance between Muda officials/officials and real estate businessmen. Evidence also revealed the payment of cash for the allocation of sites in the form of compensation and approval of the layout.
Earlier, in the case, the ED had provided the illegally illegally allotted folded sites. In addition, GT Dinesh Kumar, who made illegal allocation of Muda sites on a large scale, was arrested on 16 September, 2025 under the provisions of PMLA, 2002. Currently, GT Dinesh Kumar has been sent to judicial custody.
The income of the crime is the market value of Rs 440 crore (approx), till now the case has been attached to the case under the provisions of PMLA, 2002.
Further investigation is going on, the official statement states.
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