BENGALURU, June 3 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed three chargesheets against former Karnataka Scheduled Tribes welfare minister B Nagendra, his close associate Nekkanti Nagaraj and 28 others, alleging that a network of government officials, bankers, contractors and intermediaries diverted public funds worth Rs.89.63 crore through forged transactions, illicit contract awards and a complex web of bank accounts spanning multiple states. The chargesheets mark the latest development in the Valmiki Corporation case, which erupted into a major political controversy in Karnataka in 2024 after alleged irregularities surfaced in the Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited (KMVSTDCL), a state...