Lokayukta traps Dharwad tahsildar; ₹50 lakh seized
Sachchidanand Kachanur, while he was allegedly accepting bribe for rectification of records; remanded in 14-day judicial custody
Dharwad tahsildar Sachchidanand Kachanur was arrested by Lokayukta Police, who claim he was accepting ₹50 lakh as a bribe for modifying land records. Kachanur was apprehended during a late-night operation near Karnatak College, Dharwad, and remanded in 14-day judicial custody by the Lokayukta Special Court on Thursday. The investigation began after a landowner, Manjunath, reported the demand for ₹1 crore in two installments of ₹50 lakh each, along with one acre of land, for altering the title records of a 33-acre plot at Yerikoppa village.
Manjunath approached the Lokayukta police following the demand. Subsequently, police registered a case, conducted a trap operation, and seized ₹50 lakh in cash during the raid. The Lokayukta Police is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged demand and examining relevant documents, including the mutation and title-transfer process for the Yerikoppa property.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi urged Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to order a judicial inquiry into the case, alleging that some Congress leaders were present during the cash transaction and pressured out of the scene.
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