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ED searches 18 sites linked to Satish Jarkiholi
The Hindu··9 Sept
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 began raids linked to Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi and Congress MP Priyanka Jarkiholi of Chikkodi. Officials said about 18 locations are being searched in Bengaluru, Belagavi, Gokak and elsewhere. The ED said it filed a fresh case against the minister, separate from an earlier Excise probe.
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What It Means For You
- A sitting Karnataka Cabinet minister and a Lok Sabha MP face an active ED search.
- Family, associate and business premises tied to the Jarkiholi family are included.
- The agency says this ECIR is new and not the June Excise money-laundering case.
What's Happening
- Searches cover Bengaluru's Dollars Colony area plus Belagavi, Gokak and other sites.
- Premises linked to Excise official Y. Manjunath, the minister's brother-in-law, are also covered.
- The Hindu says it is unclear whether the minister is at any raided location.
What The Record Shows
- Officials put Jarkiholi's age at 64 and confirmed Priyanka's Chikkodi seat is covered.
- He was Excise Minister from 2013 to 2016; the family has sugar and liquor interests.
- In June the ED described an alleged liquor-licence syndicate in the separate Manjunath case.
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