ACB raids KAS officer Dr. B. Sudha’s house in Udupi, Bengaluru

ACB raids KAS officer Dr. B. Sudha’s house in Udupi, Bengaluru

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Nov 8, 2020: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials have conducted a raid on the residence of KAS officer Dr B Sudha in the early hours on Saturday. Similar raids were conducted in five other places, including her friends in Bengaluru and Udupi district,  in a case of disproportionate assets (DA) and irregularity case. The officers have found large quantities of gold jewellery, cash, SUV and other important documents during the raid and have continued the search.

There was high drama when ACB officials knocked on her door in the morning. The moment Sudha saw the raiding party, she started screaming, and locked the door from inside. ACB officials warned that they will bring the local police to break the door open and her entire neighbourhood would learn about the raid. Only then did she allow the officers inside.

A special team that included women officials searched her properties and office. ACB stated that a case of disproportionate assets and irregularity had been filed against Sudha, who is now an administrative officer at the IT-BT department, in June 2020. Based on an FIR, the sleuths conducted simultaneous raids at six places, including her two houses at Thindlu and Yelahanka in Bengaluru, her friend’s residences in Mysuru and Udupi and her current office at Shathinagar on Lalbagh Road.

The raid went on for more than five hours. Sudha came under the scanner after a public complaint was filed before a court by TJ Abraham, president of the Anti-Corruption and Environmental Forum. He alleged that Sudha was involved in corruption over the last few years. The ACB acted after the court issued an order to conduct the raids, an ACB press release stated.

Sudha’s husband Stroiney Pais is a Kannada film producer and tried to launch their son with a home production in 2018. Abraham told TNSE, “I had complained to ACB in June 2019 and January 2020. But they did not take it seriously. I then decided to approach the court and filed a petition in June this year. The court issued the order after verifying the documents. The police then registered the FIR against her and asked me to provide documents and other details on her involvement. I had recordings of Sudha openly demanding Rs 5 lakh to sign each file.”

in 2015, the Lokayukta police had raided Sudha’s residence and other officials over an alleged illegal transfer of agricultural land to residential purpose. She was then the additional land acquisition officer at BDA.

The raids were conducted on her residence named Aaradhana in Thindlu, a flat belonging to her in Shivanahalli at Yelahanka, her current office in Shanthi Nagar and her friends’residences on  Ballari Road, BEML Layout in Mysuru and a residence in Udupi.