The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted raids at more than 15 locations in and around Bengaluru on July 16 and 17, 2025, in connection with a money laundering and bank fraud case involving approximately Rs 100 crore. The investigation focuses on three cooperative banks: Shushruti Souharda Bank, Shruthi Souharda Bank, and Shree Lakshmi Souharda Bank, along with their promoters, including N Srinivas Murthy and his family members. The ED also issued a provisional attachment order on immovable and movable properties worth around Rs 1.32 crore belonging to Malur Congress MLA K Y Nanjegowda and others as part of the probe. The case relates to alleged cheating of approximately 15,000 depositors by these banks.
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office on 16.07.2025 has issued Provisional Attachment Order attaching immovable and moveable properties of Malur Congress MLA K Y Nanjegowda and others worth Rs. 1.32 Crore (approx.) in a money laundering case related to https://t.co/v7lNJURuqp
ED raids over 15 locations in Bengaluru in Rs 100-crore Souharda Bank ‘scam’ https://t.co/tRTddLUVdO
#ED ने धनशोधन निवारण अधिनियम के अंतर्गत 100 करोड़ रूपये की कथित धोखाधड़ी से संबंधित एक मामले की जांच में #बेंगलुरू के आसपास 15 से अधिक स्थानों पर छापेमारी की। यह मामला शुश्रुति सौहार्द बैंक, श्रुति सौहार्द बैंक और श्रीलक्ष्मी सौहार्द बैंक से संबंधित बैंक धोखाधड़ी से जुड़ा है। https://t.co/I4mTHGYQD4