ACB sleuths raids Udupi RTO office; arrests two while accepting bribe
Udupi: Deputy Transport Commissioner and District Senior Regional Transport Officer RM Vernekar was on Saturday afternoon arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Udupi. He was arrested along with another person for allegedly asking bribe from a client for clearing his taxes of car that was burnt in Bengaluru air show last month.
Another accused has been identified as Munaf, a contractor at the RTO office in Udupi.
The government had decided to refund the taxes of the burnt cars at the Bengaluru air show be refunded. Vignesh, whose new car had burnt in the fire that charred down over 300 cars, had applied for the refund of Rs. 65000/- he had paid for the car to the RTO for taxes.
Vernekar and Munaf allegedly asked them 10% of the amount to be given to them. Vignesh refused to pay bribe and brought the matter to the ACB on March 15.
On Saturday morning a case was registered in this matter. ACB raided the RTO office at about 3.pm and caught the duo red-handed while accepting bribe from Vignesh. The duo was then taken into the custody.
Udupi ACB DYSP Manjunath, Police Inspector Jayaram Gowda, Yogish, Satish were part of the raiding team.
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Nine killed, 25 injured as state transport bus overturns in Maharashtra's Gondia district
Gondia (PTI): At least nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district on Friday afternoon, police said.
Citing preliminary information, a senior police official said the MSRTC bus 'Shiv Shahi' was carrying 36 passengers and heading to Gondia district from Bhandara when it flipped over at Davva village under Sadakarjuni taluka while trying to overtake another vehicle.
Nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured in the accident which took place at around 12.30 pm, he said.
The injured passengers were shifted to hospital, the official added.
