ED raids premises linked to Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi, MP daughter Priyanka
According to ED sources, premises of Jarkiholi’s brother-in-law were also covered in the searches
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at 18 locations in Karnataka, including the residences of state PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi and his daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi, a sitting Lok Sabha MP.
According to ED sources, the premises of Jarkiholi’s brother-in-law, Y Manjunath, were also covered in the searches.
The sources, however, clarified that the ongoing searches at Satish Jarkiholi’s premises were not linked to the excise case against Manjunath and pertained to a separate case involving the PWD minister.
There was no immediate clarity on the exact case in which Jarkiholi’s premises were being searched.
The searches were being carried out at the minister’s residences in Bengaluru, Belagavi and Gokak, besides other locations. The premises of family members, associates and businesses linked to the Jarkiholi family were also covered.
In June this year, the ED had conducted searches at the premises of Manjunath, a senior excise official and Jarkiholi’s brother-in-law, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The searches followed an FIR registered by the Lokayukta Police against excise officials over allegations of corruption.
Manjunath has been accused of allegedly accumulating illicit wealth by granting liquor licences in violation of rules.
