Karnataka: Govt Official Hides Money in Water Pipe
Rs 25 lakh unaccounted cash was found from the home of an engineer working for the Public Works Development in Karnataka.
Many government officials in Karnataka were accused of corruption. This is why the Karnataka's Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted raids at the home of 15 government officials. One such raid was at the home of an engineer named Shantha Gowda Biradar who works for the Public Works Development (PWD). During the raid at Mr Biradar's residence, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau recovered ? 25 lakh in cash and a huge quantity of gold. Bureau officials then realised that the engineer had hidden cash in the pipelines at his residence. They then got a plumber to extract the wads of currency notes from the pipes. Visuals recorded during the raid show officials and the plumber removing sections of pipes and removing notes from inside. The engineer wanted to hide hi sblack money in the pipe. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, "Our government will not tolerate corruption in any form. There is no question of shielding anyone found guilty,"
