Karnataka: ED takes Congress leader and former minister B Nagendra into custody days after raiding his premises in Valmiki Corporation Scam
Op IndiaOn Friday, Congress leader and Former Karnataka Minister, B Nagendra was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate for interrogation in the Valmiki Corporation Scam case. This is days after the ED conducted raids on 20 locations associated with the suspects in the scam at the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, wherein funds worth up to Rs 88 crore have possibly been embezzled. #BREAKING Valmiki Corporation Scam: Former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra has been taken to the ED office for questioning. Watch as @KeypadGuerilla shares more details with @DeeptiSachdeva_ #Karnataka #ED pic.twitter.com/BL1na7sBOm — TIMES NOW July 12, 2024 As per the reports, premises raided by the ED were linked to two ruling Congress MLAs, Ballari Rural MLA B. Nagendra, who resigned as Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare on June 6th, and Raichur Rural MLA Basanagouda Daddal, the corporation’s chairman.