Bengaluru: Karnataka Lokayukta officials on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids at the properties of serving and retired government officials across the state over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, recovering cash, gold jewellery, property documents, liquor bottles and other valuables.

The searches were carried out in Mandya, Kalaburagi and Hubballi-Dharwad, targeting a retired Backward Classes Welfare (BCM) Hostel Superintendent and serving officials of Hubli Electricity Supply Company Ltd (HESCOM) and Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM).

In Mandya, Lokayukta police searched the residence and farmhouse of the retired BCM Hostel Superintendent following allegations of corruption and accumulation of disproportionate assets.

The searches were conducted at his residence in Vinayaka Layout in Maddur and at his farmhouse. Officials reportedly found assets valued at more than Rs 2 crore, besides cash, gold jewellery, hundreds of property documents and expensive silk sarees.

Around 80 bottles of liquor were also reportedly recovered from the retired official's residence. Investigators also found food supplies allegedly meant for BCM hostel students, including rice, pulses and cooking oil.

Gift boxes reportedly brought by the government for distribution among officials and VIPs during a literary conference held in Mandya two years ago were also found at the residence and farmhouse.

Lokayukta officials are examining the property documents and other materials recovered during the searches. Photocopying machines and scanners were taken to the locations to copy and digitise the documents as part of the investigation.

In Kalaburagi, Lokayukta officials searched the residence of a woman Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) with GESCOM at Mahalakshmi Layout following a complaint alleging disproportionate assets.

The raid was led by Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Siddaraju. Officials reportedly recovered around 400 grams of gold during the search and are examining the officer's assets and financial records.

In Hubballi-Dharwad, searches were conducted at four locations linked to a HESCOM AEE and his family over similar allegations.

A team led by Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police Basavaraj Budni searched the HESCOM office in Hubballi, the residence and office of the AEE's wife, a house in Akshay Park in Hubballi and property belonging to the officer's brother in Dharwad.

The AEE is employed with HESCOM, while his wife is also an engineer with the power utility. The Gopanakoppa HESCOM office and the residence of Kiran Kumar's brother were among the locations searched.

Lokayukta teams are examining property documents, bank records, financial statements and other materials recovered during the searches to determine the extent of assets allegedly accumulated beyond the officials' known sources of income.