Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Feb 20: Karnataka Lokayukta caught red-handed an assistant engineer from the engineering department of Panchayat Raj Department while accepting a bribe of Rs 8000 from a complainant. on Monday, February 20.
The arrested is identified as Roopa. She had demanded Rs 10,000 from the complainant for sanctioning of the bill for construction of a dormitory for Scheduled Caste Post Matric Boys Hostel in Belthangady.
Superintendent of Karnataka Lokayukta, Mangaluru C A Simon, DYSP Kalavathi K, Cheluvaraju B, Circle inspector Ammanulah A and others staff arrested the accused while accepting the bribe.
Zilla panchayat clarifies
The zilla panchayat and its office has clarified on the raid.
ZP oofice has stated in a communique is hereby that the Lokayukta raid has nothing to do with the zilla panchayat and the zilla panchayat office.