Shivamogga: Government official sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for taking bribe to grant disability pension
Girish, a resident of D.B. Halli in Holehonnur hobli, had approached the officer seeking the disability pension for his father Parameshwarappa, who has been speech-impaired since birth.
The Shivamogga court sentenced a Revenue Department official, Pushpalatha, to four years in prison and a fine of ₹40,000 for accepting a bribe to grant a disability pension. Pushpalatha, who worked as deputy tahsildar in Bhadravathi taluk in 2017, was accused of demanding ₹10,000 from Girish, a resident of D.B. Halli in Holehonnur hobli.
Girish had sought the pension for his speech-impaired father, Parameshwarappa, who was born with the condition. Pushpalatha allegedly accepted a bribe of ₹5,000 from Girish in September 2017, which led to her arrest by the Karnataka Lokayukta Police. The police investigation was conducted by Karnataka Lokayukta inspector G.S. Thippeswamy, who filed charges against Pushpalatha.
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