Lokayukta police raid 7 govt officials

The Karnataka Lokayukta police searched Thursday morning properties of seven government officials,including the personal secretary to state minister for information technology and biotech S R Patil,for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets.

Additional Director General of Police (Lokayukta) H N Sathyanarayana Rao said 21 properties,including those of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) officer H V Omkarmurthy in Bangalore and former Bagalkot district treasury chief accountant B B Athani,were raided.

Sources said Athani was now personal secretary to Patil.

The searches were carried out in Bangalore,Bagalkot,Bijapur,Bidar,Chitradurga,Chickmagalur,Hassan and Gulbarga districts.

“Based on credible information,our police teams conducted raids and unearthed illegal assets to the tune of Rs 7.5 crore,” Rao said. There were,however,no arrests.