The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 92 immovable MUDA properties worth ₹100 crore. These sites are part of a massive scam linked to Karnataka’s Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
According to the ED, the properties were registered under housing co-operative societies and individuals who were fronts for powerful officials, including senior MUDA personnel. This is the second major attachment in the MUDA scam. Earlier, the ED had seized 160 such properties worth ₹300 crore. That brings the total to nearly ₹400 crore in assets tied to this scam.
If government land meant for public housing and fair allotment is being looted by officials and routed to fake names, you’re paying the price. Public trust in housing schemes drops. Genuine applicants lose out. And land prices? Artificially pushed up.
It’s like waiting in line for affordable plots while someone behind the curtain rewrites the list and grabs the best spots—for themselves.
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A Scam Built on Fake Papers and Favors
This MUDA land scam wasn’t just a bureaucratic mix-up. It was a carefully planned con. Former MUDA officials, including ex-commissioner GT Dinesh Kumar, allegedly played a key role. The process:
- Identify fake or ineligible “beneficiaries.”
- Use fake or incomplete documents, sometimes even backdated letters.
- Divert plots meant for the public to relatives and close associates.
- Route kickbacks through co-operative societies and relatives’ bank accounts.
Some of the seized MUDA sites were actually bought using these proceeds, registered under the names of associates to cover the tracks.
The Bigger Picture: When Land Loot Becomes Routine
When 250+ government plots end up with ineligible buyers, that’s not negligence—it’s a system that rewards insiders and punishes rule-followers.
We’ve seen this before. But the sheer scale of the MUDA scam, and the brazenness of using co-op societies and fake names, shows how deep the rot goes.
As ED continues the probe, the question remains: Who else is involved, and will anyone actually serve time?
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