New Delhi, May 21 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting searches at educational institutions that are said to be linked to Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara at Tumakuru and on the outskirts of Bengaluru, official sources said on Wednesday.

The searches were underway at Sri Siddhartha Medical College and Sri Siddhartha Institute Of Technology in Tumakuru and Sri Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences in Nelamangala on the outskirts of Bengaluru, news agency PTI said, citing sources.

The reasons for the searches are not yet known.

When reporters questioned about this, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, "I don't know...I will check and speak."

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