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Bantwal: Village Accountant, Assistant Caught Red-handed Accepting Bribe

  •   Sat, Sep 15 2012 09:29:03 PM

Bantwal: Village Accountant, Assistant Caught Red-handed Accepting Bribe

Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal

Bantwal, Sep 15: Mangalore Lokayukta team led by SI Mohandas on Saturday September 15 caught Manila village accountant and his assistant red-handed while collecting bribe from a person for transferring the account of a plot which is under judical enquiry.

The arrested employees are Manila village accountant Ram Bhat (59), a resident of Mittanadka, Karopadi and assistant Krishna Naik (37), a resident of Kollatadka, Peruvai.


Ram Bhat and Krishna Naik

The Lokayukta team conducted the raid based on a complaint by Srinivas Poojary, a resident of Batyadka, Manila village.

Srinivas Poojary had purchased a plot from Shivaram Bhat on January 21, 2008. The land was registered by Vittal sub-registrar as per regulations.

However, as per court notice, the auction of the said land was stayed. Srinivas Poojary then informed the village accountant Ram Bhat on the stay notice. While the stay notice was issued on September 11, assistant Krishna Naik refused to issue the confirmation letter.

When enquired, Krishna Naik asked him to pay Rs 5,000 to speak to the village accountant and stop the transfer. Having paid an advance of Rs 500, Srinivas Poojary then complained to the Lokayukta with proof of the conversation recorded in his mobile phone.

Having received the complaint, the SI arrested the culprits red-handed while receiving Rs 4,500 from Poojary on Saturday.

Lokayuktha DySP Vittaldas Pai, Lokayukta inspectors Umesh Shet, Dileep Kumar and others were part of the operation.
  

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  • alban lewis, Kallianpur/bangalore

    Wed, Sep 19 2012

    Dr. Gerald Pinto,
    I need not advise you or tell you anything since you are very learned person.
    However, your claim or information that that ministers are demanding Rs.10,000 for regularising teachers services, then you should complain to Lokayukta and lo see the result.
    Try and get evidence about it.
    whether small or big fish - do not you think they are in the same bracket- bribe takers

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  • Dr Gerald Pinto, kallianpur

    Mon, Sep 17 2012

    It is easy to catch small fishes. catch big fishes like ministers, ias and kas officers. I was told that special eachers are told give Rs 10 thousands each to regularise the service by the minister and it will run in to several crores. Cath this big fishes.

    Dr GEraald Pinto

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Mon, Sep 17 2012

    FOR RS. 5,OOO BRIBE LOKAYUKTHA RAIDED & POOR RAM BHAT , KRISHNA NAIK ARE SUFFERING.

    WHAT ABOUT RAID FOR THORIUM, COALGATE, 2G,CWG,ADARSHA,TATRA,DEWAAS,GRANITE ETC.... IN WHICH RS.LACS OF CRORES ARE INVOLVED.

    ANY AGENCY IS RAIDING PM OFFICE, MINISTERS OFFICE , 10 JANPATH ETC...

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  • Ranjith Shetty, Nonal Mangalore/jordan

    Mon, Sep 17 2012

    In coming days naxals will diffidently target these type of people. Don't worry. These type of corrupt people converting normal people into naxals or anti social elements. One day corrupt will get the punishment. Wait and watch, anna's silent satygraha can't change the corruption, need armed revolution. May be these people and their family members attended the anna's anti corruption protests, who knows?

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore - USA

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    We must ask how much the Village Accoutant & Assistant are paying each year for local MLA, to get promotion or transfer, etc......At end they need money to pay which they are spending and it will go on........unless and untill we are awake!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Julie D'Souza, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    In government departments, papers/documents will not move from table to table unless & until you pay some good amount of cash.

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    No VA moves any files without bribe. These VAs coming from a very poor background gets rich in no time.

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  • mudartha l, kankanady

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    i request lokayuktha team to catch sub registrar of mangalore city.

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  • Vivian Rodrigues, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    To all those who are having pity on the "village officials", you are missing a point. These arrests were possible because someone had the presence of mind to record the conversation on his cell phone and then give a complaint. If more of you would use this technique even on the big fish,then you can make a difference and reduce/control corruption. I congratulate the Lok Ayukta. Let us not criticize the officials when they do their job.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Corruption spreads like termites all over.It won't spare even the PM CM or it's ministers,eats everything and eats everyone.A corruption less India we dream,may be it ends in a day dream?.India Shining!

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  • Mark, Udyavara

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Dr.Shankarnarayan, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi, people await return of avataras of Krishna, Jesus to salvage the sinful world. Small saints like lok ayuktha wont help!

    For India, we need a BLOODY HITLER to take over and terminate the corrupt!

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  • alban lewis, Kallianpur/bangalore

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    I think, L/ayukta received this complaint from S. Poojary, hence the raid / and the arrest for accepting bribe. Whether huge amount or small, it is a bribe and criminal activity.
    If it had known by all of us that Poojary and lodged a complaint with L/ayukta and no action by them,
    then too we would have commented that L/ayukta not interested in small cases like this.
    Please decide - if we want corruption free government offices or the size of corruption matters.

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  • ilyas udupi, qatar

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Good job lokyukta .....keep it up...dont see these big and small catch all brastachari...agar ye small soch ke chod diyatho ek din ye small fish ek din big fish banke india ko khalenge....her ek brastachariko pakadke kadi saza do ke aghe kisi be inshan brastachar karna nahi chaiye...

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  • praveen monteiro, muruva,nagpur

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    amazinzily, it takes place in a small village like manila.let the anticurruption movements start from such villages by taming all the government officials, who exploite the poor people in the villages when they approach for thie small little works.well done.........it is a brave act by the lokaykta officials.

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  • G R PRABHU, BEJAI ,MANGALORE

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Poor chap caught.So far many people are caught by Lokayukha team,what is the out come?No body Knows how they are free.

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  • Rakesh Dsouza, Mangalore, Dubai

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Why Lokayukta can't catch the big fishes which are costing in cores.? what is the use of catching these small fishes costing a few hundreds or thousands.?
    The bribe taken from these small fishes will not even cover the cost invested by Lokayukta to catch them.

    First catch the big fishes, then the small fishes will automatically controlled.

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  • H. Sundara Rao, B.C.Road

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    ಲೋಕಾಯುಕ್ತ ಕಛೇರಿಯವರು ದೂರಿನ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಲಂಚಕೋರರನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಲಂಚಕೋರ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯೋ ಸಣ್ಣವನೋ ಎಂಬುದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಲ್ಲ.

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  • ADS, CANADA

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Dr.Shankarnarayan, THIS IS HOW ONE CAN SHOW EXAMPLE OF LIFE IF WE CAN CATCH SMALL FISH THEN FOR SURE WE ARE CAPABLE OF CATCHING BIGGER FISHES TOO. Do small things first and move on to big or show the examples to big fishes here we are to show you lesson if you don't stop. So motivate these lokayukta officers rather demotivating them. Atleast they do something to society rather doing nothing inlife,.

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  • Vijay Prabhu, Kundapur/Canada

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    In reply to Dr.Shankarnarayan..Have you heard from 'small things to great'...Corruption generally starts from lower levels and progresses to the nest level...just like like growth of human beings Dr. whether in goodness or in corruption/evilness...hope you got my point. so corrupution has to be nipped in the 'bud' for starters to be discouraged!

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  • Pradeep Shenoy, Mangalore/USA

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Excellent. This disease called corruption can only be eradicated at all levels only if people come forward and notify to the appropriate authorities and not fall for it. Although, we hear mostly large corruption cases, smaller ones like this, for instance is damaging to the lives of many in the community.

    Good job by local Lokayukta,

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  • ibrahim, Ira Parladka/Qatar

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Candidate for Anna azare opposite party,

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  • Benny, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 16 2012

    Good work Lokayukta, please visit other villages too...Suratkal, Katipalla and surrounding villages etc. Without direct or indirect payments nothing moves.These people are a curse to the nation.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    Ram Bhatre...itthe garva thojaad prayojana ijjiye...????

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  • Frank, Tulu Nadu/ Bangalore

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    Politicians cheat our country in lakhs of crores. They have black money in lakhs of crores. They keep in swiss banks lakhs of crores. Who will catch them?

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  • C Sharath, Mangalore

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    No matter, howmuchever small fish's Lokayukta may cath these small fish's, unless IT or CBI nets big fish's & Sharks like like Sharad Pawar, Karunannidhi, Jaylalitha, Mulayam Singh, Lalu, in Karnataka, Reddeys gang, Sriramulu, Renuka, Yeddy and his patlan, DK Shi, Dhrama Singh, Rama Linga reddy, HD Gowda Fly are behind bars for good, we cannot expect any transperency in anti corruption law in this country. This can only happen when the whole political system is cleanced with a strong anti coruption bill which our Govt will never pass. All they will do is cath some petty thieves and show off that , yeas even we do some work for the Gimbala we get not the Samabala.

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  • lancydsouza, kuchikad/kuwait

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    what is this lokayuktha team, if 5thousand is a very big amount for them what is their salary no govt office do free service. i personally paid more than that when i have to do my work fast. pls lokayuktha team catch they people who r doing in crores. i really felt like laughing when i see that lokayuktha team catch these small amount and punish them. the photo media charges running forall this things to put in the web will cost more than 5thousand rupees.

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  • George, Mangalore

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    I totally agree with Dr. Shankaranarayan, Mlore-Abudubhi's comments, Lokayukta Team can catch only poor people.
    May I also add: for a poor person like Mr. Srinivas Poojary, Rs.500/-is much much worthier and high compared to those who are caught cheating millions or crores.
    I am too confident, Lokayukta raids not only those Govt. Offices where complaint is lodged, but also make a frequent visits to these corrupt officers are posted and bring relief to the poor people.

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  • Lingappa A, Mlore/DXB

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    This Lokayuktha Team is a gutless bunch of retards, who are after small time village officials. They are spineless in presence of top level officers, or politicians.

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  • kevin s rodrigues, kalkar/ dombivli

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    Now a days these Govt. Officials take undue advantage of senior citizens, widows,etc in accepting bribes to do their work,as their childrens are moved out for better prospects. They should be given rigorus punishments so that corruption in Karnataka will definitely reduce.

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  • Thomas Saldanha, Bengaluru

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    What is the point in targeting these poor village accountants when the whole nation is corrupt? Top ministers are involved in 2 lakh crore worth of scams, and everyday we get to hear about new emerging scams like coal gate. Aren't we all corrupt in one way or the other? Ain't Indians use the government machinery to avoid queues? Ain't they approaching government officials for securing medical or engineering seats for their children? How Lokayukta will ensure that 1 .5 billion people of this country are not corrupt?. First, put your house in order. When father himself is a high profile chor why do you blame his children?

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  • Dr.Shankarnarayan, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    LOKAYUKTHA TEAM CAN CATCH ONLY POOR PEOPLE LIKE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT AND LOWER CADRE GOVERNMENT SERVANTS. THEY DARE TOUCH HIGHER OFFICIALS, POLITICIANS AND MINISTERS WHILE ACCEPTING BRIBES IN CRORES. NOW THEY HAVE GIVEN POSE TO PHOTOGRAPH AS IF THEY HAVE ACHIEVED SOMETHING GREAT,.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    We are fed up...............

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Sat, Sep 15 2012

    ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಲಿ
    ಭ್ರಷ್ಟರನ್ನೇ ನೋಡುವೆ..

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