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Sand and gravel extraction from a village not existing on the map, presentation of bills for repairs not required or carried out, and the claiming of funds by showing a completion report within three days of issuance of work order…
These are some of the allegations that find mention in a two-volume file of 570 pages submitted to the Lokayukta and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) by an activist belonging to the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha.
Though the complaint was filed in March and there are allegations of fraud to the tune of crores of rupees, the activist, Nage Gowda, says the authorities were yet to take cognisance of it or initiate any action. He has also drawn the attention of the Governor, the Chief Secretary, and other officials in the bureaucracy to what he suspects to be a scam.
“I have lodged complaints with the departments concerned, the Lokayukta, the ACB, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd., and the Chief Secretary of the State along with…
