Forest officer raided over disproportionate assets in Karnataka

Bengaluru: Lokayukta sleuths Saturday conducted a raid on range forest officer Dalesh AL, attached to the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case.The searches were carried out at his residence in Annapoorneshwarinagar, his office, and the houses of his relatives across more than four locations.During the raid, authorities reportedly uncovered immovable assets, including three plots, two houses, a commercial building, and 17 acres 20 guntas of agricultural land, valued at approximately Rs 2.7 crore. Movable assets seized included Rs 1.3 lakh in cash, gold ornaments worth Rs 13 lakh, and silver ornaments valued at around Rs 34.5 lakh, bringing the total estimated disproportionate assets to roughly Rs 3.1 crore.