One accused held in connection with Double murder case in Puttur?
Puttur: One person has been reportedly taken into custody in connection with the double murder case in which two members of a family were killed on the spot and another woman was critically injured.
The deceased have been identified as Koggu Saheb (62), and his granddaughter Sameeha (16). Critically injured Khatejamma (55), Koggu Saheb's wife, has been admitted to a private hospital in Puttur.
It has been learnt that the police has taken a person into their custody. However police have not confirmed this.
District Police Superintendent B.M. Lakshmi Prasad, Additional Superintendent of Police Dr. Vikram and Sampayya police station SI Saktivelu visited and inspected the spot.
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Bengaluru: KAS officer, driver caught in Rs 30 lakh bribe case
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.
The accused have been identified as Nagaprashanth (KAS), serving as Special Assistant Commissioner (North) and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB, and Kumar, a driver associated with his office, Deccan Herald reported.
Based on a complaint by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Attur in Yelahanka, Lokayukta team laid a trap.
According to investigators, the accused had demanded Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 15 lakh was allegedly collected earlier by the driver on the officer’s instructions.
On Wednesday, the driver was caught red-handed while accepting the remaining Rs 15 lakh, leading to the arrest of both him and the officer.
Both accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
