The Lokayukta Police have arrested a Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) in Belagavi on the charge of accepting a bribe from a Common Service Centre (CSC) operator.
Based on a complaint by CSC operator Adrushappa Tadasalur, a team led by inspector Niranjan Patil laid a trap for CDPO Laxman Bhajantri. The arrest was made on Saturday.
The complainant had in his letter to the Lokayukta Police said that the accused had demanded ₹50,000 to delete his name from a criminal complaint and help him re-open the CSC centre.
