The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at 18 locations linked to Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi, his daughter and Chikkodi MP Priyanka Jarkiholi, and several others in connection with a money laundering investigation.
According to officials, the probe focuses on alleged transactions involving the illegal transfer of funds to foreign countries. The agency is examining financial records and attempting to trace the flow of money through various transactions.
The ED, acting on inputs and coordinating with security forces, launched searches at multiple locations simultaneously. The premises linked to Satish Jarkiholi and his daughter were also searched. Teams examined documents and financial records. Priyanka Jarkiholi is the MP from Chikkodi.
ED had raided minister’s brother-in-law’s premises three months earlier
About three months earlier, on June 24, the ED raided the Belagavi residence of YD Manjunath, Additional Commissioner of the Excise Department. Manjunath is Satish Jarkiholi’s brother-in-law.
Premises linked to his close associates and relatives were also searched. The June action was part of a disproportionate assets and money laundering case linked to a Lokayukta FIR investigating alleged bribery and property-related transactions.
Searches conducted across Belagavi
The ED, in coordination with security forces, launched simultaneous searches at multiple locations based on inputs received by the agency.
Teams searched premises linked to Satish Jarkiholi and Priyanka Jarkiholi in Belagavi, examining documents, financial records and other material relevant to the investigation. Properties linked to other suspected individuals were also searched.
Priyanka Jarkiholi represents the Chikkodi constituency in the Lok Sabha.
Minister’s brother-in-law was raided in June
The latest ED action comes around three months after the agency conducted searches at the residence of Y.D. Manjunath, Additional Commissioner in the Excise Department and Satish Jarkiholi’s brother-in-law.
The June 24 searches were linked to a case involving alleged disproportionate assets and money laundering. The case originated from a Lokayukta FIR concerning alleged bribery and property-related transactions. Premises linked to Manjunath’s associates and relatives were also searched at the time.
ED says the latest probe is separate
The ED has clarified that Wednesday’s searches are part of a new investigation and are not connected to the earlier case involving Manjunath.
The agency has not yet disclosed the amount allegedly transferred through foreign transactions or provided details about other individuals under investigation. It is also yet to reveal what material has been recovered during Wednesday’s searches.
