Lokayukta team struggles for nearly 3 hours to enter residence of engineer during raid in Hassan

A team of Karnataka Lokayukta police, assigned to a raid in Hassan on March 5, had to move heaven and earth to enter the residence of an engineer attached to Hassan City Corporation.

Lokayukta raid on Hassan engineer

The residence of M.C. Satyanarayana, an executive engineer of Hassan City Corporation, at Rakshanapuram near M.G. Road, that Lokayukta officials struggled for nearly 3 hours to enter. The team managed to climb to the balcony on the first floor, but that was as far as they could get.
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The team reached the residence of M.C. Satyanarayana, an executive engineer of Hassan City Corporation, at Rakshanapuram near M.G. Road around 5.30 a.m.

The entrance on the ground floor that leads to his house on the first floor of the building was locked. The officials called up the engineer, but there was no response. However, the lights inside in the house were switched on momentarily, making it clear that someone was inside.

However, despite their efforts, the door to the house was not opened.

The team called out to the engineer repeatedly, but in vain. The team then managed to climb to the balcony on the first floor, but that was as far as they could get.

Lokayukta raid on engineer in Hassan

The residence of M.C. Satyanarayana, an executive engineer of Hassan City Corporation, at Rakshanapuram near M.G. Road, that Lokayukta officials raided on March 5, 2026. The team managed to enter the house after waiting outside for nearly three hours.
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Sources in the team believe that the engineer was not at him. Only his son was at home. Unaware of the Lokayukta team waiting outside, and probably out of fear, he did not open the door. Only when one of his aunts reached the place did the boy respond.

The team managed to enter the house around 8.30 a.m.

The raid was part of a Lokayukta Police initiative at different places in Karnataka.