FDA caught red-handed while accepting bribe at Kamalapur tahsildar office
Kalaburagi: A First Division Assistant (FDA) was caught red-handed by Lokayukta police while allegedly accepting a bribe at the Kamalapur tahsildar office on Saturday.
The accused has been identified as Shashikanth Janjeer, who was working as an FDA at the Kamalapur tahsildar’s office.
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According to officials, Shashikanth had allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹10,000 from beneficiaries for issuing a copy of an order related to a civil dispute decided by the tahsildar. Aggrieved by the repeated demand for money, the complainant Kishan Rathod approached the Lokayukta authorities and lodged a complaint.
Acting on the complaint, Lokayukta police laid a trap under the guidance of Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Siddaraju C. The operation was led by Lokayukta Police Inspector Arun Kumar Muragundi.
During the trap, the accused was caught while accepting the bribe amount and was immediately taken into custody. He has since been produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody, sources said.
Further investigation in the case is under way.
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Yadgir: Two KBJNL engineers arrested by Lokayukta for bribery
Yadgir: Lokayukta police on Thursday arrested two engineers of the Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited (KBJNL) on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 to clear a contractor’s pending bill.
The arrested officials have been identified as Madhusudhan, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), and Manjunath, Junior Engineer (JE), both posted at the KBJNL office in Shahapur.
They had allegedly demanded the bribe from Khasimsab Jalalsab, a contractor, for releasing his pending bill, after which he had made a complaint to the Lokayukta authorities.
As per the report, Madhusudhan was caught while receiving the bribe amount through a UPI transaction at the office on Thursday.
Both officials were taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
