NEW DELHI: Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Friday lodged an FIR and named chief minister Siddaramaiah as first accused in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.
The development comes 48 hours after the special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru directed Mysuru Lokayukta SP to file FIR, probe and submit report against Karnataka CM and his wife and brother-in-law in connection with sacm.
CM Siddaramaiah is also booked under provisions of IPC, and Prohibition of Benami Transaction and Land Grabbing Acts
MUDA scam case petitioner and RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna has registered a complaint naming Siddaramaiah as the prime accused, his wife Parvathy as the second accused, his brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy as the third and land owner Devaraju as the fourth accused.
The Lokayukta top brass had held a meeting at its headquarters in Bengaluru regarding the future course of action.