November 27, 2010 02:34 pm | Updated October 22, 2016 04:13 pm IST - BANGALORE:
The Lokayukta on Friday trapped the Ramanagaram District Backward Classes and Minorities Officer while he was allegedly accepting a bribe from a contractor, who supplied food items to hostels.
According to Lokayukta police, the officer, Ramakrishna, was seeking a bribe to clear the pending bills of the contractor Bettaswamy amounting to Rs. 4 lakh. “The Lokayukta sleuths caught the official red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 25,000,” the police said.
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