Bengaluru, May 21 -- In a coordinated operation this morning, officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted surprise raids at several educational institutions owned by Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar.

Around 30 ED personnel, split into multiple teams, carried out searches at Sri Siddhartha Medical College and Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology (SSIT) in Tumakuru, as well as at Sri Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences near T. Begur in Nelamangala, on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

These institutions are run by the Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (a Deemed-to-be University), of which Dr. Parameshwar serves as the Chancellor.

While an official statement from the ED is awaited, sources suggest that th...