Karnataka Lokayukta office — file photo
Chikkaballapura: The Chikkaballapura Lokayukta police have trapped a second division assistant (SDA) of the Sidlaghatta City Municipal Council (CMC) and a former councillor for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 for pouthi khata registration, according to case details shared by the Lokayukta.
The accused are Nagaraja, an SDA at the CMC office in Sidlaghatta, and Moula, a former Sidlaghatta CMC councillor who lives in the town. The Lokayukta said the two were secured after the money was accepted.
Rs 50,000 demanded, Lokayukta says
The complainant is a 45-year-old woman from Sidlaghatta town whose pouthi khata registration was pending with the CMC, according to the Lokayukta. A pouthi khata transfers a property’s khata to the heirs after the owner’s death.
The accused allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 for the work and accepted Rs 25,000 of it, the Lokayukta said.
Case under the Prevention of Corruption Act
A case, Crime No. 07/2026, has been registered under Sections 7(a) and 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018.
Shivarajkumar, Police Inspector (PI-2) of the Karnataka Lokayukta in Chikkaballapura, is the investigating officer and was assisted by staff. The investigation is continuing.
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