Mysore/Mysuru, July 23 -- MCC Zone 5 In-charge Assistant Commissioner and seven other officers under the scanner

In an early morning crackdown, the Karnataka Lokayukta today launched simultaneous raids across the State targeting eight Government officials in connection with Disproportionate Assets (DA) cases.

The officials are accused of amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. Among those raided was B. Venkataram, Zone 5 In-charge Assistant Commissioner of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), who also serves as the President of the MCC Employees Association.

In Mysuru, a team of Lokayukta officials, led by Mysuru Lokayukta SP T.J. Udesh, arrived at Venkataram's residence in K.C. Layout around 7 am in private ve...