Evidence of irregularities in Siddaramaiah's wife case, says ED

New Delhi/Bengaluru: Evidence of several irregularities have been detected in the transfer of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority to BM Parvathi, the wife of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, according to the ED. There was "contravention" of statutory guidelines" in the land transfer to Parvathi and evidence of "tampering", violation of office procedures, usage of "undue" favour and influence and "forging" of signatures have been detected during the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering investigation into the politically sensitive case. The agency has also claimed to have found evidence that one of Siddaramaiah's personal assistants, S G Dinesh Kumar alias CT Kumar, wielded "undue influence" in the process. Probe found, the ED has claimed, that the CM's PA SG Dinesh Kumar alias CT Kumar wielded "undue" influence in the office of MUDA. The said land sites were "illegally" de-notified based on "incorrect" facts and "under influence" and subsequently the land was purchased by Mallikarjuna Swamy as agricultural land "despite the fact" that some construction had already been undertaken by MUDA and sites were allotted before the land was sold by Devaraju to Swamy, the ED said.