ED Attaches Rs 40 Crore Assets in MUDA Land Scam Investigation: Key Developments in Mysuru Corruption Case

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches across multiple locations last year (Representational Image)

Bengaluru:

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 34 immovable properties valued at approximately Rs 40.08 crore in a significant development related to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. This action is part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation into widespread irregularities in site allocations by MUDA officials.

The investigation was initiated following an FIR registered by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police, which highlighted extensive corruption in the allocation of MUDA plots. Investigators discovered that former MUDA Commissioner G. T. Dinesh Kumar allegedly received substantial bribes for illegal site allocations and subsequently channeled these illicit funds to acquire properties under the names of family members and associates.

Official reports indicate that Dinesh Kumar illegally allocated 31 sites in violation of government guidelines and Karnataka Urban Development Authority regulations. The Enforcement Directorate executed searches on October 18 and 28, 2024, across several locations, revealing evidence of undocumented cash transactions and unauthorized layouts connected to the scandal.

The investigation has also exposed a sophisticated network involving MUDA officials collaborating with real estate operators, suggesting a systematic operation of corruption and manipulation in site allocations.

In previous actions, the agency had already attached 252 illegally allocated MUDA sites, bringing the cumulative value of confiscated assets in this case to over Rs 440 crore. G.T. Dinesh Kumar, the primary accused, was arrested on September 16, 2025, and currently remains in judicial custody.

The Enforcement Directorate confirmed that their investigation into the MUDA scandal and associated money-laundering activities continues to progress.