India News | MUDA Case: Lokayukta Police Question Siddaramaiah's Brother-in-law
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Lokayukta police probing the MUDA scam on Thursday questioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy and another accused J Devaraju, sources said.
Mysuru (Karnataka), Oct 10 (PTI) The Lokayukta police probing the MUDA scam on Thursday questioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy and another accused J Devaraju, sources said.
They were questioned for nearly seven hours, and they left around 8.30 pm, it said.
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The Lokayukta police registered a case on September 27 against Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi B M, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, Devaraju - from whom Mallikarjuna Swamy purchased land and gifted it to her - and others, following a Special Court order on September 25.
The order came a day after the High Court upheld the sanction granted by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to investigate Siddaramaiah.
The ED has also registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent to a police FIR, against the chief minister over the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife by the MUDA.
The Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) on October 1 decided to take back the 14 plots allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife, following her decision to relinquish their ownership and possession.
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