Caught in the Act - Lokayukta Team Traps Corrupt Tax Officer, Accountant
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Aug 11: While at the state level the Lokayukta led by Justice Shivraj Patil has been busy going after former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, it is, at the same time, cracking the whip on corrupt officials at local levels too.
Not the one to take time to settle down in office, Lokayukta Patil has been taking his duties seriously right from day one amid a corrupt political system.
On Thursday August 11, Lokayukta sleuths in the city caught assistant commercial tax officer Dhiranna Naik and accountant Narasimha Rao red-handed at the former's residence in Karangalpady here.
The Lokayukta team acted on the information provided by Mohammed, who was being victimised by the tax officials.
Mohammed had approached Naik to avail the H-form which provides sales tax exemption on export of commadities, but Naik and Rao demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lac from him. After much negotiations they finally agreed on Rs 1.5 lac.
The Lokayukta team then laid a trap, and caught them red-handed while Mohammed pretended to pay them the money. Naik, who panicked at the sight of the Lokayukta officials, tried to save whatever he could and threw a bundle of notes on to the tiled roof of the house.
Nonetheless, the lokayukta team led by SP Jagamayyanawar and DYSP Girijesh seized Rs 1.5 lac which was given as bribe.