MUDA Case: Court grants remand of ex commissioner Dinesh Kumar to ED

The enforcement directorate (ED) has secured custody of former MUDA commissioner GT Dinesh Kumar till September 26 as part of its investigations into large scale scam in the allotment of sites in Mysuru. A special court in Bengaluru on Wednesday granted his remand to ED.

The evidence and documents gathered during investigation in the case has indicated active involvement of Kumar in a money laundering scheme at MUDA during his tenure as commissioner, ED said in a press release. ED initiated investigation based on FIR registered by the Lokayukta Police on the allegations of large-scale illegal allotment of MUDA sites.

ED investigation revealed a large-scale scam in allotment of MUDA sites with officials flouting regulations and law and by employing fraudulent means. The role of Kumar emerged as instrumental in illegal allotment of compensation sites to ineligible entities/individuals. The probe also revealed Kumar taking bribes for making illegal allotments in the form of cash, bank transfer, movable/immovable properties.

The modus operandi for making illegal allotment involved identification of ineligible beneficiaries

and making allotment using fake documents/incomplete documents in direct violation of

government orders and backdating of allotment letters in some cases. The gratification received for making these illegal allotments was routed through a co-operative society and bank accounts of the relatives and associates of Kumar, the press note said. The bribes were used to purchase some of these illegally allotted MUDA sites in the name of relatives of Kumar, it added.

The ED has already attached 252 illegally allotted MUDA sites so far, worth Rs 400 crore.