Bengaluru, July 22 (Reporter) In a significant development in the Rs 187 crore scam involving the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation, two Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have been accused of coercing a state government officer to falsely implicate Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Finance Department. The case was registered on Monday based on a complaint by Kallesh B, the Additional Director of the Social Welfare Department, at the Wilson Garden Police station. Kallesh alleged that during a questioning session on July 16, ED official Murali Kannan asked him 17 questions and pressured him to name former minister B Nagendra, the Chief Minister, and the Finance Department as being involved in the scam. He also claimed that another ED officer, identified by the surname Mittal, threatened to frame him in the case unless he complied. The charges against the ED officials include joint criminal liability with a common intention, criminal intimidation, and intent to provoke a breach of peace. Kallesh maintained that he was not involved in the crime but was summoned and threatened to provide a written statement implicating the Chief Minister, the former minister, and Finance Department officials. This case is part of a larger investigation into the alleged embezzlement of Rs 187 crore, including an illegal transfer of Rs 88 crore to Hyderabad-based companies. Both the Special Investigation Team set up by the Karnataka government and the CBI are probing the matter. The CBI has involved the ED in the investigation, leading to raids on locations linked to former minister B Nagendra and Valmiki Corporation chairperson and MLA Basanagouda Daddal. Nagendra has been arrested by the ED and is currently in judicial custody...////...