Gadag: Lokayukta sleuths trapped a women and child development department officer and her driver while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a contract employee.The sleuths raided the office of Rafika Hallur, district child protection officer, on Friday evening following a complaint that she had accepted the bribe through PhonePe. According to Lokayukta police,…
Lokayukta teams trapped the officials and caught them red-handed in Madikeri and Mysuru Madikeri: Two employees of the Madikeri public works department were simultaneously trapped in two different districts while they were allegedly taking bribes on Friday. Lokayukta teams trapped the officials and caught them red-handed in Madikeri and Mysuru.According to Lokayukta authorities, PWD employees…
S Thippeswamy, joint director of the tourism department’s Kalaburagi division Hosapete (Vijayanagara): The Lokayukta police arrested S Thippeswamy, joint director of the tourism department’s Kalaburagi division, on Thursday after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor.The arrest was made near the fire and emergency services office in Hiriyur…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court Tuesday refused to quash criminal proceedings against former Chintamani MLA Chowda Reddy and former Chintamani Town Municipal Council commissioner BH Narayanappa in a decade-old alleged govt land-grabbing case, holding that the investigation must continue.Observing that allegations of land grabbing by those in public office strike at the foundation of public trust,…
A total nine suspects, including govt employees and a woman staff member, have been arrested Mandya: A major fraud involving the illegal alteration of govt land records was unearthed during a raid by Lokayukta police at the assistant director of land records (ADLR) office in Srirangapatna on Friday.The operation exposed an alleged racket in which…
Bengaluru: A district leprosy officer (DLO) attached to the department of health and family welfare was caught by Lokayukta police while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a 25-year-old doctor for approving a Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) licence.Unani doctor Muffassir Ahmed Muzammil approached Lokayukta police against DLO Dr Bhujabali D Yalagudri, 54, accusing…
Bengaluru: A district leprosy officer (DLO) attached to the department of health and family welfare was caught by Lokayukta police while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a 25-year-old doctor for approving a Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) licence.Unani doctor Muffassir Ahmed Muzammil approached Lokayukta police against DLO Dr Bhujabali D Yalagudri, 54, accusing…
Shivamogga: Lokayukta police conducted an unexpected raid on the tahsildar’s office on Wednesday, heavily scrutinising the operations and administrative handling across various departments.The raid was triggered by persistent complaints from the public regarding severe delays in work, interference by unauthorised middlemen, and allegations of bribery. During the operation, the Lokayukta team focused on collecting details…
Lokayukta police team seized cash and gold ornaments at the residence of Siddeshwar Hebbal, an official with the NWKRTC, at 7th Cross in Anjaneya Layout in Davanagere on Tuesday Davanagere/Kalaburagi/Bidar: Lokayukta police carried out searches at the residences of multiple officials across three localities in the city — SS Layout, Shivakumaraswamy Layout and Anjaneya Layout…
Cop held for demanding bribe Mandya: Lokayukta police trapped and arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) attached to Malavalli Rural police station while he was allegedly accepting a bribe to grant station bail to an accused person late Wednesday.According to Lokayukta officials, ASI Shivakumar allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 from Rajegowda, a Malavalli resident, promising to settle…
