Lokayukta police submit final report on Yeddy corruption case

The Lokayukta police has submitted its final report on the Upper Bhadra irrigation scam involving former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. [caption id=“attachment_141034” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Screen grab from CNN IBN”] [/caption]Special Lokayukta Court Judge N K Sudhindra Rao had, on October 26, granted one month to the Lokayukta police to submit its final report in the filed against Yeddyurappa. Following the submission of the report, the Court adjourned the hearing in the case to December 19. Yeddyurappa is alleged to have received a Rs 13 crore kickback for awarding the second stage Upper Bhadra Irrigation project to a private firm. JDS Spokesperson Y S V Datta in his complaint had alleged that R N S Jyoti firm had quoted an exorbitantly high cost to construct the dam, and had been awarded the contract despite that. The complaint alleged that as a quid pro quo, R N S Jyoti firm transferred Rs 13 crore to Davalagiri Developers and Sahyadri Healthcare, owned and managed by Yeddyurappa’s sons and son-in-law, while Yeddyurappa was accused of abusing his power as chief minister. Yeddyurappa, however, has secured anticipatory bail from the High Court in the Upper Bhadra case. PTI