No Proof Against CM, Kin in Muda Case: Lokayukta

The Lokayukta Police has given a clean chit to Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and his wife in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) land allocation case, citing "want of evidence." They recommended to a local court that the case be canceled because there are no grounds to file a charge sheet or proceed with a trial.

- Arun Dev

BENGALURU:

The report is expected to be submitted to a city court on Thursday, officials aware of the matter said. HT reported on January 23 that the Lokayukta was set to clear the chief minister and his wife, Parvathi, of all charges in the case.

As part of the procedure, the petitioner in the case, activist Snehamayi Krishna, was issued a notice on Wednesday informing him of the decision to close the case. A copy of the letter, seen by HT, states that the Karnataka Lokayukta Police concluded that allegations against all the accused (A1 to A4) could not be substantiated due to a lack of supporting evidence.

"The case has been categorized as civil in nature, and no criminal investigation is warranted," the letter said.

The FIR, registered under case number 11/2024, listed Siddaramaiah as the first accused (A1), his wife, BN Parvathi, as the second accused (A2), his relative Mallikarjuna Swamy as the third accused (A3), and one of the original landowners, D Devaraju, involved in the transaction as the fourth accused (A4).