Lokayukta Finds No Evidence Against Siddaramaiah In MUDA Land Scam Case

Anti-corruption activists had alleged irregularities in the grant of plots to Siddaramaiah's wife, then also the Chief Minister, that cost the state Rs 45 crore.

Bengaluru:

Karnataka anti-corruption watchdog Lokayukta said Wednesday it had found no evidence incriminating Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, or his wife, in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority land scam case.

However, a money-laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate remains active.

In a notice to the complainant - Snehamayi Krishna, one three anti-corruption activists who wrote last year to Governor Thawarchand Gehlot, seeking Siddaramaiah's prosecution - the Lokayukta said there is no material to prove charges against the ex-Chief Minister and the other accused - his wife, BM Parvathi, his brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, and Devaraju, who owned the plots in question.