Dead bodies of mother-daughter duo found in sump of ashram in Chitradurga
Chitradurga: The dead bodies of a 40-year-old woman and her 22-year-old daughter, who were staying with their family at the Tipperudraswamy Ashram on Turuvanooru Road, were found inside the sump of the Ashram on Tuesday night.
The women have been identified as Geetha and her daughter Priyanka, who were natives of Bhadravathi. The duo reportedly worked at the Tipperudraswamy Temple in Chitradurga, with the family, including Geetha's husband and son, residing at the Ashram.
On Tuesday evening, the men were out of the Ashram premises and learned of Geetha and Priyanka's death when they returned at night, the local police officers have said.
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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.
