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Lokayukta catches officer for accepting bribe, seizes cash and valuables

Belagavi Lokayukta officials catch Panchayat Raj engineer accepting bribes, seize cash and valuables worth ₹27 lakh.

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‘Bribery’ case: Special Court orders Lokayukta to conduct further probe against Siddaramaiah

A Special Court of Sessions set up exclusively to deal with criminal cases related MPs/ MLAs in Karnataka has directed the Lokayukta police to conduct further investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in an alleged corruption case related to his tenure as Chief Minister during 2013-18.

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CDPO caught accepting bribe in Haveri

The Haveri Lokayukta Police have caught a child development officer and a data entry operator red handed while accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 in Haveri on Saturday.

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Lokayukta police register DA case against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar

The Lokayukta police have registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. This follows the Congress government withdrawing consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the DA case against him on November 23, 2023, and referring the case to the Lokayukta police.

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Lokayukta police trap KSRTC DC in Chikkamagaluru

Karnataka Lokayukta police, on Tuesday, trapped KSRTC Divisional Controller (DC) of Chikkamagaluru K.N. Basavaraj and his driver Nagaraj, while they were accepting a bribe from a KSRTC employee.

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Lokayukta raids 10 officials across State

The Lokayukta police conducted search and seizure operations against 10 government officials after registering Disproportionate Assets (DA) cases against them. Raids were conducted at 41 locations in Tumakuru, Mandya, Chikkamagaluru, Mysuru, Koppal, Vijayanagara, Ballari, Hassan, Chamarajanagara and Mangaluru districts.

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Haveri officer gets bribe-giving contractor arrested

Belagavi Lokayukta Police arrest contractor for attempting to bribe government official in Haveri, case registered.

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Lokayukta raids six govt. officials in Bengaluru and Ramanagara, unearths assets worth over ₹51 crore

The Lokayukta police conducted search and seizure operations on 35 premises linked to six government officials, four posted in Bengaluru and two in the neighbouring Ramanagara district, on Tuesday and unearthed assets worth over ₹51 crore.

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Lokayukta Police arrest MESCOM engineer while accepting bribe at Anavatti

Lokayukta Police arrested G. Ramesh for accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 from an electric contractor.

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Karnataka High Court quashes alleged bribery case against former MLA Madal Virupakshappa

In a major setback to the Lokayukta police, the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the alleged corruption case registered against K. Madal Virupakshappa, BJP’s former MLA and former chairperson of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd. (KSDL).

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Disproportionate assets: Karnataka High Court refuses to quash case against Minister Zameer Khan

In a setback to Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, the High Court of Karnataka on Saturday refused to quash a corruption case registered by the Lokayukta police against him for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth ₹87.44 crore, which is 2,031% excess of his income from all…

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Ballari RTO officer, middleman caught accepting bribe

In a well-laid trap, Lokayukta sleuths of the Ballari Division of Karnataka Lokayukta have caught a government servant attached to Regional Transport Office (RTO) and a middleman red-handed when they were accepting a bribe.

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PDO arrested while accepting bribe to release money to woman, who lost her house in heavy rains

Lokayukta Police arrested Panchayat Development Officer Manjunath T.S. of Baganakatte panchayat in Shikaripur taluk for demanding a bribe from Sakamma of Sanklapura village, who lost her house due to heavy rains in 2021. He had demanded a bribe of ₹6,000 for releasing the final installment of ₹1 lakh sanctioned for…

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HC fiat on suspension of public servant

Karnataka HC: Suspension order must be passed with independent application of mind; KRIDL to pass fresh order if necessary. Court noted that suspension order merely stated that disciplinary authority had "examined with care" request of Lokayukta police, no other depiction of application of mind. Power of suspension must be exercised…

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Lokayukta police arrest Social Welfare Dept. Assistant Director in Shivamogga

Lokayukta Police arrested S. Gopinath, Asst. Director of Social Welfare Dept., Shivamogga, while accepting bribe of ₹15,000 from contractor to issue work progress report. Complaint filed by contractor led to arrest under guidance of Lokayukta SP N. Vasudevarama, DSP Eshwar Naik, P.I. Prakash.

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Lokayukta traps head constable while accepting bribe

The Lokayukta police on Wednesday trapped a head constable red-handed while accepting a bribe from a man for an official favour.

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Government transfers 35 IPS officers

State govt. transfers 35 police officers incl. Kuldeep Kumar Jain (replaced by Anupam Agarwal). S.D. Sharanappa, Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Bengaluru City, posted as Deputy Inspector-General of Police & Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru. D.R. Siri Gowri, DCP Administration, posted as Deputy Director, Fire & Emergency Services. Abdul Ahad,…

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Set your house in order to complete probe within a time frame: HC tells Lokayukta police

Lokayukta must set its house in order by taking measures to complete investigation within a time frame, else prosecution will hang over public servants, HC observes.

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Man posing as Dy.SP Lokayukta and blackmailing government officers arrested

Police arrest conman posing as Deputy Superintendent of Police in Karnataka Lokayukta. Accused Vishal Patil and associate targeted officers, threatened them with case file, demanded bribes. Vidhana Soudha Police took up probe on complaint. Suspect many officers may have paid up.

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Karnataka HC acquits police inspector from disproportionate assets case

HC acquits police inspector of disproportionate assets case; finds he had more income than assets & expenditures.

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Karnataka Lokayukta police arrest deputy tahsildar while accepting bribe

The Karnataka Lokayukta police arrested a Deputy Tahsildar of Holalur Nada Kacheri in Shivamogga taluk and another person while accepting a bribe of ₹30,000 for issuing a pahani with regard to the grant of land to bagair-hukum cultivators.

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Object of registering corruption case will be lost if Lokayukta leaves loophole by way of procedural defects: Karnataka High Court

The very object of registration of a disproportionate assets case against public servants would whittle away if the Lokayukta police left loopholes in the form of procedural defects while launching prosecution, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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BBMP officer arrested for accepting bribe to issue khata

B'lore Lokayukta Police arrested Nataraj, a BBMP official, for taking ₹5 lakh bribe to issue khatas for 79 flats. Manjunath, of Mukunda Developers, had complained to Lokayukta Police. A trap was laid and Nataraj was arrested after ₹5 lakh bribe was handed over. On raiding his residence, 900 gms gold,…

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Lokayukta traps Haveri DDPI while accepting bribe

The Lokayukta police trapped a Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) and Second Division Assistant (SDA) while accepting bribe for clearing a pension application in Haveri on Friday.

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Lokayukta officer dies of heart attack

DSP Arun Nayak (58) of Lokayukta in Vijayapura died of heart attack Thurs. after playing badminton at District Indoor Stadium. Shifted to private hospital, but doctors couldn't save him. Trainer Shiva Amarappagol & players Sagar Aboobakar present. Body to be handed over to relatives in Ankola.

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