Lokayukta traps Village Administrative Officer and private aide for accepting bribe in Kalaburagi district

The Karnataka Lokayukta police have apprehended a Village Administrative Officer and his private aide for accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 in a land mutation case in Kalaburagi district. Ramesh, the Village Administrative Officer of Udnur village, and Sagar, a private individual working with him, are accused of demanding money to facilitate the mutation of agricultural land belonging to a resident, Satish Kumar Patil.

The Lokayukta police set up a trap and arrested the accused while allegedly receiving the bribe at the officer's office. The operation was carried out under the guidance of the Karnataka Lokayukta, Kalaburagi, Superintendent of Police Siddaraju C.

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