ED raids continue on houses of PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi and associates in Karnataka
The Enforcement Directorate is conducting ongoing raids on the properties of Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi and his associates. The investigation reportedly stems from allegations of undisclosed investments in the Rwandan mining sector.
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Officers from the Enforcement Directorate continued to search the houses of PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi , his relatives, and associates in Karnataka on September 10.
ED personnel showed up in the houses of Satish Jarkiholi, his children Priyanka and Rahul, and brother-in-law Y. Manjunath. Mr. Manjunath is a Joint Commissioner in the Excise Department. He is the son of former MP Y. Devendrappa. He is married to Mahadevi, sister of Satish Jarkiholi.
However, the ED officers did not visit the houses or offices of the Minister’s brothers Ramesh Jarkiholi and Balachandra Jarkiholi, both BJP MLAs. There are no reports of a search in the houses of independent MLC Lakhan Jarkiholi or Bhimshi Jarkiholi, a businessman. Both are younger brothers of the Minister.
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