Lokayukta traps Sidlaghatta CMC assistant accepting Rs 25,000 bribe
The assistant had allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 to transfer a khata under the Pavathi Varise scheme.
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The complainant approached the Lokayukta after being asked to pay a bribe to process the application (Representative image)
Chikkaballapur, 2 November
Lokayukta sleuths on Monday trapped Nagaraj, a Second Division Assistant at the City Municipal Council (CMC) office in Sidlaghatta, while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a complainant.
According to Dr Shivakumar, Lokayukta SP, Chikkaballapura, the complainant, Asma, a Sidlaghatta resident, had applied for transfer of a khata under the Pavathi Varise scheme from her deceased mother's name to the legal heirs. Nagaraj had allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 to process the application, while a broker, Moula, facilitated the deal.
Asma approached the Lokayukta, which laid a trap and arrested both Nagaraj and Moula.
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