Lokayukta police nab Panchayat Development Officer in Shivamogga while taking bribe
Shivamogga: The Lokayukta officers have caught Baganakatte Gram Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Manjunath red-handed as he was accepting a bribe from a lady.
As the roof and a wall of her house had been destroyed in the rains of 2021, Sakamma, a resident of Sanklapura village in Shikaripura taluk had applied for relief under the Rajiv Gandhi Vasathi Yojana. When she approached Manjunath to discuss the matter, the PDO demanded an amount of Rs 20,000 for the work. Sakamma reportedly paid him Rs 13,000 before filing a complaint against the PDO with the Lokayukta Police.
The Lokayukta Police officers, who investigated the case, caught Manjunath red-handed when he was receiving the remaining amount from Sakamma.
The investigating team, directed by Shivamogga Lokayukta Superintendent of Police N Vasudevarama, consisted of Lokayukta Assistant Superintendent Umesh, Eshwara Naik, Inspector Suresh and police constables.
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Karnataka HC directs to re-verify rejected postal ballots in Sringeri Assembly constituency
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has directed to re-verify the 279 rejected postal ballots polled in Sringeri Assembly constituency during the 2023 election.
The court has also said that the Returning Officer (RO), depending on the outcome of the re-verification, will have to undertake recounting of the postal ballots and announce the results.
Justice R Nataraj on Monday passed this order, hearing the election petition filed by BJP's defeated candidate D N Jeevaraj, who challenged the election of Congress's T D Rajegowda, who won by 201 votes.
The court, however, has granted a stay for two weeks on this order, on the request from Rajegowda's advocate to enable him to challenge the same before the Supreme Court.
