The Enforcement Directorate has seized Mysore Urban Development Authority sites. The sites are valued at Rs 100 crore. This action relates to a money laundering case involving Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The total value of attached properties is now Rs 400 crore. The investigation revealed illegal site allotments through fraudulent means. Bribes were routed via cooperative societies.
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