It took investigators from the Anti-Corruption Bureau 6 hours to put a number to what they had seen inside the wardrobe. There were 7,000 saris in all manner of design and material, clearly worth crores of rupees. And these were only some of the items found during a raid on Tuesday at the house of the Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, in Hubballi. According to sources, the entire room was full of saris, which were reportedly being used by the wife of the official, Kariayappa N. When they asked her about it, she claimed she was running a business but then, on further questioning, couldn't substantiate the claim with evidence. "It took almost 6 hours to see and count every sari in the...
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