Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, his wife get clean chit from Lokayukta in MUDA land case: 'No evidence found'
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife on Wednesday got clean chit from anti-corruption watchdog Lokayukta in MUDA land scam case
FollowLokayukta Police on Wednesday said there was no evidence against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, his wife and others in the MUDA case. The admission by the Lokayuta Police comes almost a week after it submitted a final report to its headquarters in Bengaluru for scrutiny. It was an extensive 138-day investigation into the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) site allotment case involving CM Siddaramaiah and his family.
The Lokayukta investigation, launched in September 2024 following a directive from a special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru, was led by Mysuru Lokayukta superintendent of police TJ Udesh.
Over 100 people, including bureaucrats, politicians, retired officers, Muda officials, and key figures such as Siddaramaiah, his wife BM Parvathi and brother-in-law BM Mallikarjuna Swamy were questioned.
Their statements were video-recorded and documented in the final report. "In all, more than 3,000 pages of documents related to the disputed property, site allotments, and notification processes were perused," sources had told Times Of India (TOI).
The special court had directed an FIR against Siddaramaiah and three others on September 27 last year, based on a petition by social activist Snehamayi Krishna after governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot gave the nod for Siddaramaiah to be investigated.
The Karnataka high court upheld the governor's decision. The investigation covers alleged violations under IPC, Prevention of Corruption Act, Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, and Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act.
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