Video: Bundles of cash come out of pipe in raid on corrupt Karnataka PWD engineer’s house

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Bundles of currency notes hidden in pipes were recovered in a raid by the Karnataka Anti-Corruption Bureau at the house of an engineer employed with the state’s Public Works Development (PWD).</p>
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During the raid at PWD engineer Shantha Gowda Biradar in Kalburgi district Biradar's residence, officials of the anti-corruption bureau recovered Rs 25 lakh in hard cash and a huge quantity of gold.</p>
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Video footage recorded during the raid shows ACB officials and a plumber removing sections of pipes and pulling out bundles of notes from inside.</p>
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The ACB officials swooped down on the house, acting on a tip-off that the “pipes” meant ostensibly for draining out rain water from the rooftop were actually being used for hiding money that the engineer was making through corrupt means.</p>
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The raid at Biradar's residence is part of a statewide crackdown on officials accused of corruption. The Anti-Corruption Bureau has conducted searches at 60 locations on 15 officials accused of corruption and acquiring assets that are disproportionate to their known sources of income.</p>