BBMP fraud: MLA, official booked

BENGALURU: The Lokayukta police have registered an FIR against the Congress MLA of Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly Constituency Muniratna, BBMP Executive Engineer (Planning) N Vijay Kumar and others in connection with preparing proposals for civil works that were already completed.

The police have arrested Vijay Kumar, who has been remanded in judicial custody for two days after being produced before the Lokayuka judge. The Lokayukta police took up a suo motu case in connection with the allegedly irregularities. In the FIR, MLA Muniratna has been named as accused number one followed by Vijay Kumar and others. Sources in the anti-corruption agency said the case was registered on the direction of Lokayukta SP Sonia Narang.

“Early this year, the government had release grants of Rs 45 crore to Rajarajeshwarninagar constituency under Urban Development Scheme. The BBMP Executive Engineer had prepared 64 work proposals. Among them, 20 were already existing and allegedly done at the behest of MLA Muniratna. Based on these allegations, the FIR is registered,” a source said.