Karnataka’s anti-corruption watchdog ‘opens account’ after govt shuts down ACB and restores Lokayukta’s powers
BENGALURU:
After the state government shut down the Anti-Corruption Bureau and restored full powers to the Karnataka Lokayukta, sleuths attached to the state’s watchdog have in their first major case trapped and arrested a senior civic official – BBMP’s West zone Joint Commissioner, KAS officer SM Srinivas — and a BBMP case worker, Umesh, on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh.
The Lokayukta cops laid the trap following a complaint by a citizen, Manjunath.
‘Khatha amalgamation’
The duo of Srinivas and Umesh, who is a First Grade Assistant in the West zone Joint Commissioner’s office, had demanded a bribe of Rs12 lakh for amalgamation of a khatha related to the complainant.
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As per a press note issued by the Lokayukta’s office, the duo subsequently agreed to an amount of Rs 4 lakh.
The second accused, Umesh, accepted the amount on behalf of the first accused, SM Srinivas, and himself, on Monday.
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Both of the accused were trapped in the process and arrested. The investigation was led by IPS officer Ashok KB, DySP Antoniraj and his team.