Bengaluru: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday searched the homes and offices of seven government officials across the State as well as the homes of their family members and friends.

According to a statement by the ACB, one of the officials is the Chief Engineer of the BBMP and another is an executive engineer of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).

The ACB sleuths came across documents pertaining to several vacant sites across the State, coffee estates valued in crores as well as several apartments and houses in Bengaluru. The searches resulted in the seizure of property documents, cash and ornaments.

The ACB will now begin the process of examining these documents to ascertain if the properties and assets were acquired through legal income.

Officials covered in the search operation

K.T. Nagaraj, Chief Engineer, BBMP
P.D. Kumar, Executive Engineer, Bangalore Development Authority
Kariappa Lingappa Colonel, Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Tax (Enforcement), Hubbali
Saleem Sadhu Saab Syed, Deputy Tahsildar, Hirebagewadi, Belagavi
Karunakara M.B., Senior Motor Vehicles Inspector, Chitradurga
Jagannath alias Reddy, Executive Officer, Taluk Panchayat Office, Aurad, Bidar
Shivakumar Dollin, Panchayat Development Officer, Yavagal Gram Panchayat, Gadag