ACB raids 7 officers across state

The raided officers include Mangaluru Mahanagara Palike’s Town Planning department Joint Director KV Jayaraj Shiggavi, Dharwad Minor Irrigation department Executive Engineer Devraj Kallesh, Bengaluru region’s Joint Registrar, Cooperatives –Malleswaram, Pandurang Garg, Kolar district health officer SN Vijaykumar, Koppal KIMS Pharmacology HOD Dr Srinivas, PWD’s Magadi sub-division’s junior engineer Channabasappa Avati, the JE, PWD, Magadi sub-division,and Dharwad Assistant Conservator, Forests, Srinivas.

The raids, under the supervision of the district SPs concerned, covered Bengaluru’s RPC Layout as well as Ballari, Kolar, Dharwad, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga and Kalaburagi districts.

Cash, gold and silver ornaments have been recovered from almost every raided officer’s government residence. The raids are still underway and the actual quantum of seizures will be known later, said a senior cop who is monitoring the raids.