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Special Court orders Lokayukta police probe against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA case, intensifying calls for resignation.

Siddaramaiah said the matter has been referred to the Mysuru Lokayukta police by the Special Court because the complaint was lodged in Mysuru and MUDA is also located in that city.

A Special Court in Bengaluru on Wednesday ordered a Lokayukta police probe against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case.

MUDA scam case: Petitioner activist Snehamayi Krishna had approached the special court for people representatives with a private complaint.

Karnataka High Court ruling on MUDA scam poses political challenge for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah amid upcoming elections.