Lokayukta police conduct surprise inspections at excise offices across Bengaluru
Close on the heels of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on a senior excise department official in Karnataka, the Lokayukta police carried out surprise inspections
Close on the heels of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on a senior excise department official in Karnataka, the Lokayukta police carried out surprise inspections at Excise Department offices across Bengaluru on Monday. The searches were conducted based on warrants issued against eight Deputy Commissioner (DC) Excise offices in Bengaluru city and one office in Bengaluru Rural.
The action follows proceedings initiated by Lokayukta Justice B.S. Patil under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984. According to Lokayukta officials, the inspections were aimed at examining possible negligence and corruption in the functioning of the Excise Department. Officials were scrutinising records related to licence renewal applications, the number of excise violation cases registered, the disposal of pending files, and the overall administrative efficiency.
“The main objective of the search is to verify whether there has been negligence or corruption in the Deputy Commissioner Excise offices concerning licence renewal applications, action taken on violation cases, and other pending works. We will compile our findings and submit a detailed report to the Lokayukta,” an official said.
Further action, if any irregularities are found, would be taken based on the findings of the Lokayukta’s report.
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