{
  "id": 8051962,
  "title": "Lokayukta traps Dharwad tahsildar; ₹50 lakh seized",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/lokayukta-traps-dharwad-tahsildar-50-lakh-seized",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:57:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/lokayukta-traps-dharwad-tahsildar-50-lakh-seized/article71477754.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Sachchidanand Kachanur, while he was allegedly accepting bribe for rectification of records; remanded in 14-day judicial custody",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Tahsildar skips Ganesha event preparation to take bribe, trapped by Lokayukta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/tahsildar-skips-ganesha-event-preparation-to-take-bribe-trapped-by",
        "published": "2026-09-17T10:25:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}