Karnataka Lokayukta office — file photo
Raichur: A member secretary at the Town Planning Office in Manvi and a driver at the office have been taken into custody following a Karnataka Lokayukta trap involving an alleged ₹3-lakh bribe to convert NA sites into commercial sites.
The Lokayukta identified the accused as Sharanappa, member secretary at the Manvi Town Planning Office, and Santosh Kumar, a driver at the same office.
According to the case details, the complaint was lodged by Sudhakar, son of J. Veerabhadrarao and a resident of Manvi in Raichur district. The pending work concerned the conversion of NA sites into commercial sites.
The Lokayukta said ₹3 lakh had been demanded in connection with the work and that the same amount was accepted during the trap operation. Both accused were subsequently taken into custody, according to the information provided.
The case has been registered as Crime No. 05/2026 under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018.
Police Inspector Ravi Purushottam of the Karnataka Lokayukta Police Station, Raichur, led the trap operation. The team worked under the supervision of Raichur Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police Shivanand Pawadashetty.
Further investigation into the alleged demand and acceptance of the bribe is underway.
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