A special court for cases against elected representatives in Karnataka has turned down a plea by an RTI activist for changing the investigating officer in an alleged corruption case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family over 14 alternate sites allotted by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in exchange for the acquisition of land.

The special court, however, directed the Karnataka Lokayukta police to complete its investigations in the complaint filed by the activist, Snehamayi Krishna, in two months.

“The application filed by the complainant under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C., requesting the court to issue directions to the Investigating Agency i.e., Karnataka Lokayukta, to change the Investigating Officer is hereby rejected,” the special court said in its O

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