KAS officer and village assistant arrested by Lokayukta Police in Shivamogga

Lokayukta Police successful Shivamogga connected Saturday arrested 2 people, including a KAS officer, arsenic they were accepting a bribe of ₹40,000 from a driver. The arrested are Siddalinga Reddy, Special Land Acquisition Officer for NHAI, and Village Assistant Rajesh.

According to the police, Keshavamurthy of Othighatta colony had attached his car to the SLAO bureau connected rent. The serviceman allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹40,000 to wide his pending bill. As helium was not consenting to wage the bribe, helium informed the Lokayukta Police and registered a case.

The Lokayukta Police arrested Rajesh, a colony adjunct attached to Holalur Nada Kacheri, portion helium was accepting a bribe from Keshavamurthy adjacent Nehru Stadium successful the metropolis connected Saturday evening, arsenic per the instructions of Siddalinga Reddy. Later, the officers besides took Siddalinga Reddy into custody. Reddy earlier worked arsenic an Additional Deputy Commissioner successful Shivamogga.

The trap was conducted by a squad of officials led by B.P. Chandrashekhar, Lokayukta DySP. The squad was guided by M.S. Kaulapure, Lokayukta SP. Lokayukta Inspectors K.P. Rudresh, Gururaj Mylar and others were portion of the team, said a property release.