A Karnataka Lokayukta police team faced nearly three hours of difficulty entering the residence of M.C. Satyanarayana, an executive engineer with the Hassan City Corporation, during a raid in Hassan on March 5. The team arrived at the house around 5:30 a.m. but found the entrance locked and received no response from inside. They finally gained access around 8:30 a.m.
On March 5, a Karnataka Lokayukta police team arrived at the residence of M.C. Satyanarayana, an executive engineer with the Hassan City Corporation, in Rakshanapuram near M.G. Road around 5:30 a.m. The ground-floor entrance leading to his first-floor home was locked. Officials called the engineer but received no response, though lights inside flickered on briefly, indicating someone was present.
The team repeatedly called out to the engineer, but the door remained shut. They managed to reach the first-floor balcony but could go no further. According to sources in the team, the engineer was not at home; only his son was there. Unaware of the waiting officials and likely fearful, the boy did not open the door until one of his aunts arrived at the scene.
The team finally entered the house around 8:30 a.m. This raid was part of a broader Lokayukta Police operation targeting various locations across Karnataka.
