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A Public Prosecutor attached to the High Court of Karnataka successful Kalaburagi was caught by the Lokayukta Police connected the complaint of accepting a bribe connected Tuesday.
The accused, identified arsenic Rajamahendra, was caught red-handed portion accepting ₹25,000 arsenic portion of a ₹50,000 bribe demand.
According to Lokayukta officials, the bribe was sought for extending a favour to an accused successful a lawsuit registered nether the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The complainant, identified arsenic Naveen, reportedly approached the Lokayukta aft the Public Prosecutor demanded wealth to widen practice successful the case.
The trap was laid adjacent the High Court premises wherever Rajamahendra was caught portion receiving the beforehand amount. He was subsequently taken into custody and subjected to interrogation.
The cognition was conducted nether the supervision of Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Siddaraju and Deputy Superintendent of Police Sheelavanth.
