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ACB raid on Valmiki ST corporation unearths Rs 82 lakh

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BENGALURU:

The ACB has filed a complaint with the local police in a case of alleged money-laundering by the Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.

According to the complaint, the accused used the façade of a government scheme to resell land at a higher price. In one case, the accused had requested release of Rs 8 crore under the scheme for Raichur district. Out of this, it is alleged that around Rs 56 lakh was diverted as a bribe.

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On August 27, the sleuths raided the office of the corporation at Jasma Bhavan in Vasanth Nagar, and the residences of corporation officials. A total of Rs. 82,65,000 was seized in the raids, and three officials have been detained.

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