Chikkamagaluru: PDO caught by Lokayukta while allegedly accepting Rs 5,000 bribe
Chikkamagaluru: A Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) was caught red-handed by Lokayukta officials while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in Kadur taluk of the district.
The accused, identified as Nanjundamma, PDO of Tangli Gram Panchayat, was trapped during a raid conducted by the Lokayukta.
According to the information, a resident named Thimmashetty from Saraswathipura had approached the PDO for issuance of a site approval certificate. It is alleged that the officer demanded Rs 5,000 to process the certificate.
Based on a complaint, Lokayukta officials laid a trap and caught the PDO while allegedly accepting the money at the Gram Panchayat office.
The operation was carried out under the leadership of Lokayukta DySP Tirumalesh. The accused has been taken into custody, and further investigation is under way.
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Kadaba: Police rescue 20 cattle transported illegally, case filed against three
Mangaluru: Kadaba police rescued 20 cattle that were being allegedly transported in an unlawful manner and registered a case against three individuals in connection with the incident, Deccan Herald reported.
Acting on a tip-off in the early hours, a team led by Police Sub-Inspector Jamburaj Mahajan intercepted a container lorry near Kanvare in Noojibalthila village. The vehicle was reportedly travelling from Periyashanthi towards Mardhala.
During inspection, police allegedly found the cattle tightly packed inside the container under poor conditions. The driver was identified as Irfan (26), a resident of Belur in Hassan district. During questioning, he failed to produce any valid permit for transporting the cattle and admitted that the animals were being transported from Hassan to Kerala.
Police seized the vehicle along with the cattle.
A case has been registered at Kadaba Police Station under Sections 4, 7, and 12 of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and Sections 4 and 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Further investigation is underway.
