The Karnataka Lokayukta Police recently conducted search operations related to a disproportionate assets case involving a Range Forest Officer from the Bengaluru Development Authority. Properties amounting to Rs 3.19 crore were discovered during the searches, as per an official statement. The accused officer, identified as Dalesh A.L., is under investigation by the Lokayukta Police Station in Bengaluru City-1.
Simultaneous raids were carried out at multiple locations, including the residences, office, and relatives’ premises of the accused officer. The searches revealed movable and immovable assets that were inconsistent with the officer’s known sources of income. Among the findings were immovable properties valued at approximately Rs 2.70 crore and movable assets totaling Rs 48.85 lakh.
The immovable assets comprised three sites, two houses, a commercial building, and around 17.20 acres of agricultural land. Additionally, movable assets such as cash amounting to Rs 1.35 lakh and gold ornaments worth about Rs 13 lakh were also uncovered. Further investigations into the case are currently ongoing, as stated in the official release.
In a separate incident, a female official from the Hubballi–Dharwad Municipal Corporation, Heena Kausar, was apprehended by Lokayukta police for allegedly accepting a bribe in exchange for issuing a license to operate a roti shop. Heena Kausar, stationed at the corporation’s Zone-1 office, was caught red-handed while receiving the bribe. The bribe was reportedly demanded from Maleppa Talwar, who had applied for a license to open a roti shop.
Sources indicate that Heena Kausar requested a bribe of Rs 4,500 for processing and granting the license, having previously taken Rs 1,000 as an advance payment. On the day of the incident, Lokayukta officials intervened during the exchange of the remaining Rs 3,500, apprehending Heena Kausar with the cash. The operation was overseen by Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Siddalingappa, and the accused has been detained with legal proceedings initiated against her.
