Udupi: Assistant Public Prosecutor Ganapathi Vasanth Nayak was arrested by Lokayukta Police on Wednesday under charge of receiving a bribe of Rs 3,000 for filing of an objection.

The complainant had approached the Udupi Lokayukta Police after Nayak demanded Rs 3,000 to file an objection over a case related to the release of a sand transport vehicle. The police officers, who raided the office of Nayak at the Udupi District Court on Wednesday, caught him red-handed while receiving the amount and held him.

The Lokayukta Police conducted the probe under the direction of Lokayukta Police Superintendent In-charge for Dakshina Kannada Kumarachandra. The team included Udupi Stand-in Deputy SP Manjunath, Inspector Rajendra Nayak MN, Assistant Sub-inspector Nagesh and personnel Nagaraj, Satish Handadi, Rohith, Mallika, Pushpavathi, Ravindra, Ramesh, Abdul Jalal, Prasanna, Raghavendra Hoskote, Sudheer and Satish Acharya.

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New Delhi (PTI): Two men accused in an attempt to murder case in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area were apprehended after a shootout, an official said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Rocky (22) and Sumit alias Koki (24), were allegedly involved in an attempt to murder on April 17, he said.

According to police, the incident involved two assailants arriving on a motorcycle, with one of them allegedly attempting to fire at the complainant from close range. However, the weapon malfunctioned, and the duo fled the spot.

Acting on specific inputs, a police team intercepted the suspects near the Urban Extension Road (UER) at around 5.35 am when they were riding a motorcycle.

When asked to surrender, Rocky allegedly opened fire at the police team and discharged three rounds. One of the bullets struck the bulletproof vest of a head constable, narrowly missing him.

"The police team retaliated in controlled self-defence, firing three rounds and injuring Rocky below his left knee. He was subsequently overpowered after a brief scuffle," a senior police officer said.

Sumit alias Koki, who was riding the motorcycle, was also apprehended at the spot with a loaded weapon and a live cartridge, police added.

The injured accused was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. The police said further investigation is underway to ascertain the motive behind the attack and to identify any other persons involved in the conspiracy.